Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Investors Say No to Greek Bond Restructuring
By Marlene Y. SatterInvestors holding Greek sovereign debt issued under foreign laws and denominated in dollars, euros, Swiss francs and yen said no to a Greek restructuring plan, leaving the country to find another way through its debt maze as it seeks to avoid outright financial collapse.
March 27, 2012
Financial Repression: How Governments Punish SaversAs if on cue, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled he would take further action to keep interest rates low the day a new study on financial repression predicted the tactic.
March 27, 2012
AIJ Chief Denies Cheating, Admits Loss Cover-upSpeaking publicly for the first time since AIJ made headlines for losing client funds, the company president, Kazuhiko Asakawa, said that while he did cover up losses of $1.3 billion, he had never intended to cheat his customers and had been confident that the firm could recover the money.
March 26, 2012
Stats Show Bond Fund ShiftSince the 2008 financial crisis, the intermediate-term bond category has grown from less than $500 billion in assets to nearly $930 billion.
March 26, 2012
BlackRock Adds Bond SectorsBlackRock, sponsor of the iShares ETFs, launched seven bond ETFs focused on specific segments within the fixed income market.
March 22, 2012
Bond Flight Has Manager Scouring Yields, Fund Flows, Monetary PolicyWith a bond managers keen insight, James Camp of Eagle Asset Management spoke with AdvisorOne to size up the stock and bond markets and the direction of Fed policy.
March 22, 2012
Ireland Woos Pensioners for BondsIreland plans to entice its senior citizens to invest in Irish bonds through their pension plans. If it succeeds, it could avoid having to seek a second bailout.
March 16, 2012
Bond Supply to Get Tighter in 2012—Good Thing for Buyers: LPL’s ValeriLPL Financial market strategist Anthony Valeri predicted that the 2012 bond market will see only negligible growth, in a repeat of 2011.