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.
Membership Growth Helps UnitedHealth Profits
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, April 15, 2004, 5:33 p.m. EDT -- Strong membership growth helped first-quarter profits at UnitedHealth Group Inc., Minnetonka, Minn.[@@]The managed ...
March 01, 2004
40-86 Advisors Promotes 11NU Online News Service, March 1, 2004, 2:47 p.m. EST -- 40|86 Advisors, Inc., a fixed-income investment advisory firm, today announced 11 executive-level promotions.The ...
March 01, 2004
10 Years of Hedge Fund ReturnsStrategy Best Month Worst Month Annual Return Std. Dev. Long/Short +13.01%-11.43%+12.16% 11.00 Convertible Arb +3.57%-4.68%+10.49%4.78 Risk Arb +3.81%-6.15%+8.42%4.46 Emerging Markets +16.42%-23.03%+7.10%17.76 Fixed-Income Arb +2.02%-6.96%+6.80%3.95...
February 20, 2004
Rich Boomer Retiree, Poor Boomer RetireeNU Online News Service, Feb. 20, 2004, 5:24 p.m. EST -- The income gap between rich retirees and poor retirees may widen in coming ...
February 12, 2004
Bank Insurance Fee Income Off Slightly Through Third Quarter 2003Bank Insurance Fee Income Off Slightly Through Third Quarter 2003Bank insurance fee income fell slightly through the third quarter of 2003 compared to the same ...
February 12, 2004
CRT Distributions: Now A Little Less TaxingCRT Distributions: Now A Little Less TaxingThe IRS recently updated the rules for characterizing distributions from charitable remainder trusts (CRTs). The updates were needed because ...
February 11, 2004
AIG Net Income Rises 68%NU Online News Service, Feb. 11, 2004, 12:17 p.m. EST -- The stock market rebound and an improving world economy helped increase fourth-quarter 2003 ...
February 09, 2004
VA Gains Help Lincoln Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Feb. 9, 2004, 6:13 p.m. EST -- Strong variable annuity sales helped Lincoln National Corp., Philadelphia, increase its profits in ...