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.
What's Behind The Recent Momentum In SPIA Sales
By Lowell AronoffSingle premium immediate annuity (SPIA) sales are increasing faster than other fixed annuity markets. Why?There is now general agreement among academics, economists and most others ...
December 18, 2007
BlackRock Fixed-Income CIO to LeaveBlackRock co-founder Keith Anderson, who is a vice chairman and the firm's global chief investment officer for fixed income, will leave the New York-based firm, to run an investment fund of his own.
December 16, 2007
Study Challenges Conventional Approach To Asset AllocationIncorporating a fixed income annuity into a retirement income account yields greater long-term wealth and income security for boomer investors than does a portfolio comprising ...
December 16, 2007
Study Challenges Conventional Approach To Asset AllocationIncorporating a fixed income annuity into a retirement income account yields greater long-term wealth and income security for boomer investors than does a portfolio comprising ...
December 12, 2007
MetLife Renames Lifetime AnnuityAn insurer is trying to draw more consumer attention to the risk that some retirees may outlive their retirement income.A unit of MetLife Inc., New ...
November 18, 2007
Helping Clients Through The Thickets Of The Own-Occ DefinitionFrom the perspective of a disability insurance claims consultant and an expert witness for inappropriately denied claims, it seems as if the number of denied ...
November 18, 2007
Helping Clients Through The Thickets Of The Own-Occ DefinitionFrom the perspective of a disability insurance claims consultant and an expert witness for inappropriately denied claims, it seems as if the number of denied ...
November 03, 2007
Earnings: MetLife, Pru, Lincoln, OthersInternational operations helped MetLife Inc. hold profits steady during the third quarter.MetLife, New York, is reporting $1 billion in net income for the latest quarter ...