The market for insurance-linked securities totals close to $100 billion and has expanded beyond catastrophe bonds to include collateralized reinsurance contracts
The traditional portfolio ballast layers on risk without providing much reward
Inflation-adjusted rates on 10-year Treasuries and U.S. households' rising inflation expectations are among the signals that the central bank's efforts are working
The Secure Act provides numerous opportunities for advisers, and annuities are part of that, panelists said
With yields at their lowest levels in decades, some analysts question whether investors are being adequately compensated for the risk involved
Two ETFs will track long-dated Treasuries but shield investors from a certain percentage of declines in exchange for a cap on gains
Bond Beacon integrates existing technology allowing advisers to manage pre-trade, at-trade and post-trade fixed-income holdings via one interface
Stretching for yield in this interest-rate environment is a recipe for disaster
The forecast has stock funds losing share to bonds and money market funds over the next five years
Alternative assets and private markets may help boost portfolio returns
Deposits at commercial banks have risen 18% this year, to a record $15.6 trillion, and money-market fund assets are almost $1 trillion higher than before the pandemic
The bank allegedly allocated bonds intended for retail customers to 'flippers' who resold them to broker-dealers for profit
Institutional investors like insurance companies and pension funds learned to appreciate bond ETFs amid the volatility in March
Fees for underwriting investment-grade bonds doubled in the first half
The new fund is designed to fill a gap in the growing ESG market
Tabula Investment Management launched an exchange-traded fund that lets investors bet against high-yield debt issued by North American companies
More than $2.6 billion flowed out of high-yield bond ETFs last week, along with $5.6 billion that left high-yield mutual funds
Accommodative central bank policies should provide a boost to equities markets worldwide, analysts say
With futures topping $1,800, a Fed move to pin down U.S. yields could add to gold's allure
The central bank bought bonds issued by AT&T, UnitedHealth and Walmart
