Prices of government bonds fell today ahead of another round of Treasury auctions as traders worried that the latest issues might be met with weak demand.
Though fewer catastrophe bonds were issued during the first half of 2009, investors may see more of these issuances in the second half of the year as the financial markets stabilize, according to a report from Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC and GC Securities, both of New York.
The recently issued SEC proposal to expand issuer disclosure in the $2.7 trillion municipal-securities market doesn't go far enough, say muni-bond analysts and the mutual fund industry.
Despite the superior performance of fixed-income assets recently, an all-bond asset allocation is unlikely to deliver investors the returns they need in the future, according to analysis released by Ibbotson Associates, the research division of Morningstar Inc. of Chicago.
FundQuest Inc. of Boston has expanded the offerings on its managed-accounts platform to include select alternative strategies.
Although state and local governments across the country face staggering budget deficits, their struggles are having little effect on municipal-bond prices.
Last month, 15 bond issuers were downgraded to speculative grade (BB+ and lower) from investment grade (BBB- and higher), the third-highest monthly tally of “fallen angels” since Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC began keeping track in 1987, according to a report today from the New York-based rating agency.
Through the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the government has created Build America Bonds.
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's revamped municipal-bond disclosure system, set to go live next month, won't be quite the panacea for disclosure that regulators hope, according to some observers.
Some well-known equity boutiques have begun offering bond strategies this year, diversifying their portfolios after the market collapse focused attention on the ability of money management companies to cope with severe downturns.
The real and potential risks of federalizing municipal-bond insurance far outweigh any potential benefits.
The federal government is the only potential guarantor whose backing would significantly lower local borrowing costs.
Investors have responded enthusiastically in recent months to government stimulus plans and signs of renewed economic activity, triggering a resounding risk rally.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, a unit of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., has launched a fund designed to help investors take advantage of the fast-changing credit markets.
The stellar returns that junk bond funds are generating are unsustainable and will come to an end, fund managers and financial advisers agree, but they disagree on when that will be.
Long-term bond yields climbed sharply on today as improving sentiment on the economy sapped demand for government debt.
Long-term bond yields fell again on today as investors returned to the Treasury market for the second day running.
Many pension managers are allotting more assets to long-term investment-grade corporate bonds, reported Standish Mellon Asset Management Co. LLC of Boston today.
Financial advisers are at risk of getting caught in a classic “bond bear trap” — reaching for yield in a low-interest-rate environment, then getting hammered when rates ultimately rise.
In what advisers say is a flight to safety and returns, municipal bond funds attracted more than $20 billion in new cash from January through May 13, according to the Washington-based Investment Company Institute.
