President's Working Group Releases Report on Money Market Fund Reforms
By Melanie WaddellPWG: while a number of positive reforms have been implemented, more should be done to address money market funds' susceptibility to runs.
October 15, 2010
Bernanke Speaks: Low Inflation Likely to Mean More Debt PurchasesFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a speech before the Boston Fed that the U.S. central bank will likely adapt its monetary policy to fight overly low inflation by buying large amounts of government debt.
October 13, 2010
'Fair' weather days winding downHistorically, the market does well from November to May. Stay tuned. Sure is fun when it goes steadily up, isn't it?
October 11, 2010
Earnings, Inflation, the Fed and FPA: Advisor Briefing for the Week of October 11, 2010Key market movers include earnings results, release of the FOMC minutes, producer and consumer prices, and the seminannual Treasury report to Congress on economic and exchange rate policies.
October 04, 2010
Schapiro, Kanjorski Comment on ‘Flash Crash’ ReportThe staffs of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released a joint report Friday which detailed their findings regarding the market events of May 6, 2010
October 01, 2010
Do crediting systems perform the same?Based on 15 years of research, I have found that annual reset index annuity crediting methods were priced to perform the same over time.
October 01, 2010
Just Technicalities?The late Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Samuelson, key figure in his profession and author of its biggest-selling textbook, wrote scornfully about "gypsy tea-leaf readers, Wall...
September 30, 2010
Do crediting systems perform the same?Based on 15 years of research, I have found that annual reset index annuity crediting methods were priced to perform the same over time.