Fixed Income
News and analysis of fixed income markets including the key factors affecting performance such as interest rates, Federal Reserve policy and the state of the economy.
The SPIA Comes Into Its Own
By Staff WriterBy Frank J. HowellOver the past several years, single premium immediate annuities (SPIAs) have quietly become the unsung heroes of the financial services industry. With ...
March 30, 2003
401(k) Money Ambles To Fixed OptionsByParticipants in 401(k) plans are moving money to fixed income options, but at a pace that is more of an amble than a stampede, according ...
March 26, 2003
AEGON Reports $4.4 Billion In U.S. Losses And ChargesNU Online News Service, March 26, 2003, 4:50 p.m. EST -- AEGON N.V., The Hague, Netherlands, says it would have reported the equivalent of ...
February 28, 2003
N.C. Blue Reports Lower 2002 Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Feb. 28, 12:17 p.m. -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., is reporting $76 million ...
February 26, 2003
ClarkBardes Reports Higher 4th Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Feb. 26, 3:09 p.m. -- Clark/Bardes Consulting Inc., Barrington, Ill., is reporting $9.8 million in net income for the fourth ...
February 23, 2003
Disability-To-LTC Conversion Policies Are Here To StayDisability-To-LTC Conversion Policies Are Here To StayBy Guy W. BertschSome of todays individual income protection policies are designed to address a variety of incomes and ...
February 21, 2003
ING Reports Higher 2002 Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Feb. 21, 10:29 a.m. -- ING Groep N.V., Amsterdam, is reporting the equivalent of $4.7 billion in net income for ...
February 07, 2003
CIGNA Reports Lower 4th Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Feb. 7, 11:42 a.m. -- CIGNA Corp., Philadelphia, is reporting $47 million in net income for the fourth quarter of ...