Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
European Cash Hoarding Puts Corporations at Default Risk
By Marlene Y. SatterBanks which accepted cash from the European Central Bank are using it to buy bonds or else are hoarding it and not lending, as it was intended, and their actions will lead to more corporate defaults.
January 10, 2012
Strategic Insight: Variable Annuity Assets Decline in Third QuarterVariable annuities assets dipped nearly 5% in value in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period one year ago, a new report reveals.
January 09, 2012
How to Make Your 401(k) Plan Work Harder (Wall Street Journal)Chances are you have a 401(k) plan at work, writes Brett Arends, and chances are you're not making nearly enough of it.
January 05, 2012
High-Quality Bonds in 2011 Saw Best Performance Since 2002: LPL’s ValeriHigh-quality bonds in 2011 posted their strongest returns since 2002, even better than in 2008 when Treasury prices soared, says LPL Market Strategist Anthony Valeri.
January 03, 2012
Fund Flows: Investors Go DefensiveUtilities, bonds experience inflows in the final weeks of 2011, revealing a conservative bias for 2012
January 03, 2012
Goldman Defends Islamic Bond Program as Conforming to Sharia LawA program begun by Goldman Sachs in October to offer a $2 billion sukuk that conforms to sharia law has been defended by an advisor to the firm.
December 29, 2011
ECB Steps In After Italy Bond SaleItaly sold bonds on Thursday, but not as many as hoped in thin trading. While yields fell, they were still not far from euro-lifetime highs as investors displayed concern over the country's ability to sustain itself. After the auction, the European Central Bank stepped in to purchase Italy's bonds on...
December 26, 2011
PIMCO Launches AussiePIMCO launched the first of three bond ETFs targeting individual countries. The PIMCO Australia Bond Index Fund (AUD) was introduced for trading and it will follow investment grade debt from Australia.