Bond Funds
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Treasury Pushes Yield Curve To Calculate Defined Pension Benefits
By Allison BellTreasury Pushes Yield Curve To Calculate Defined Pension BenefitsByUsing a yield curve to calculate defined-benefit pension plans liabilities is the best way to ensure that ...
July 18, 2003
Pru Analysts Lukewarm About Corporate BondsNU Online News Service, July 18, 2003, 1:46 p.m. EDT -- Investment-grade corporate bonds may now be somewhat more attractive than low-rated corporate bonds, ...
July 17, 2003
Treasury: Using Simple Pension Discount Rate Could Hurt WorkersNU Online News Service, July 17, 2003, 5:08 p.m. EST -- Using a yield curve to calculate defined-benefit pension plans liabilities is the best ...
July 13, 2003
Treasury Proposes Fix For Pension Liability CalculationsTreasury Proposes Fix For Pension Liability CalculationsByThe Treasury Department says employers ought to use a yield-curve approach when calculating pension liabilities.Today, plan sponsors use one ...
July 11, 2003
Junk Bond Fund Manager Rufenacht Quits JanusJuly 10, 2003 -- Janus Funds, which lost two prominent stock pickers earlier this year, is now losing the manager of its big high-yield bond...
July 08, 2003
Prudential Forms JennisonDryden Fund FamilyNU Online News Service, July 8, 2003, 4:58 p.m. EDT -- Prudential Financial Inc., Newark, N.J., has set up the JennisonDryden family of mutual ...
July 08, 2003
Treasury Proposes Fix For Pension Liability CalculationsNU Online News Service, July 8, 2003, 5:52 p.m. EDT -- The U.S. Treasury Department says employers ought to use a yield-curve discount rate ...