Fixed Income
News and analysis of fixed income markets including the key factors affecting performance such as interest rates, Federal Reserve policy and the state of the economy.
Public Pensions Had a Good Q1
By Michael S. FischerMilliman's top 100 public pension funding index shows a big jump in funded ratios.
May 28, 2019
When Clients Divorce After 50, How Advisors Can Rescue Retirement PlansDennis Stearns tells ThinkAdvisor what advisors need to know about the "exploding trend" of gray divorce.
May 24, 2019
Muni-Junk Titan Nuveen Starts Fund to Take Advantage of DefaultsNuveen is among the biggest investors in high-yield muni bonds; closed-end fund prospectus registered Thursday with the SEC.
May 24, 2019
Sen. Wyden Floats Tax Bill to Close Carried Interest LoopholeWyden calls the break for fund managers "One of the most indefensible loopholes in the tax code."
May 24, 2019
Asset Managers Lagged Behind Market Recovery in Q1A new Moody's report shows the market rebound was not reflected in asset managers' asset flows, revenues or earnings.
May 23, 2019
Fidelity Measures the CD-Annuity Literacy GapAdults ages 50 to 75 were much more likely to know a CD's current rate of return.
May 20, 2019
Negative Fee ETF Is a Credit Negative for Asset Managers: Moody'sSalt Financial's Low truBeta U.S. Market ETF "furthers the relentless march towards fee compression in the fund industry," Moody's says.
May 20, 2019
JMP Launches an Opportunity Zone Platform: Portfolio ProductsAlso, RIA in a Box introduces a cybersecurity platform for advisors.