Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
European Central Bank Can't Offset Euro Bond Buys
By Marlene Y. SatterThe European Central Bank (ECB) failed Tuesday to attract sufficient funds to offset its spate of bond buying, coming up 13.5 billion euros ($17.76…
December 16, 2010
Merkel, Juncker Divisions Threaten EU MeetingAfter some public sparring matches among EU leaders over the best ways to tackle the debt crisis, those leaders claimed to have resolved their disagreements before their summit.
December 13, 2010
Georgia Investment Firm Hit for Improper Pension Plan InvestingC.S. Capital Management Inc. of Atlanta, Ga., formerly known as Chadwick, Saylor & Co., has been ordered to restore $1.09 million to the Plumbers and Pipefitters National Pension Plan as restitution for improperly investing $25 million in risky private placement bonds.
December 13, 2010
Net Fund Inflows Slow to Nearly $7 Billion, Report SaysNovember flows drop sharply from October, though international funds are still going strong
December 13, 2010
PIMCO Total Return Loses Big In NovemberOutflows second highest for the month out of 10 largest bond funds.
December 08, 2010
Envision Capital's Cohen: Beware! The Bond Vigilantes Are HereIt seems like just a couple of months ago that 10-year-bond yields were at 2.38%. Oh, yes. It was exactly two months ago. So what happened since Oct. 8?
December 08, 2010
IMF Chides Eurozone Ministers for InactionThe head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) criticized the member nations of the eurozone on Tuesday for failing to take forthright action in response to the crisis of confidence over the past weeks.
December 08, 2010
Year-End Muni Bond Glut Creates Buying OpportunityYields on municipal debt at levels not reached since May.