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INVESTING FIXED INCOME DEC 10, 2007
MBIA shares boosted by $1B investment

Shares of MBIA surged today after the bond insurer said that a private equity firm would inject up to $1 billion of fresh capital into the struggling company.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 16, 2007
Forced selling of munis seen as unlikely

Mutual funds might be forced to sell off lower-quality issues that carry a high rating due to insurance.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 05, 2007
November U.S. bonds top $100 billion

Issuance of U.S. investment grade bonds is expected to reach $100 billion this month, according to Dealogic.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 05, 2007
Supremes weigh muni-bond taxation

The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that could affect the way states tax other states’ bonds.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 01, 2007
Bonds sales up 31% since Oct. '06

The bond market is recovering from the credit crisis, with $41.4 billion bonds sold in October.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME OCT 22, 2007
Lord Abbett beefs up muni-bond team

Lord Abbett & Co. has added Marybeth Leithead as a portfolio manager on its Municipal Bond team.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME OCT 22, 2007
Ruling could raise cost of muni bonds

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case that could affect state taxes on municipal bonds, published reports said.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME OCT 15, 2007
Muni board aims to boost transparency

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board will consider amending Rule G-14 to heighten securities’ transparency.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 24, 2007
Rate cut seen as positive for high-yield-bond investors

After being beaten down as a result of the subprime-mortgage mess, junk bonds now look like big winners following last week’s interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 19, 2007
Court reverses FSA ruling

It’s the latest chapter in whether insurers can sue participants in a municipal bond transactions for securities fraud.

INVESTING ETFS SEP 10, 2007
First muni ETF debuts on AMEX

The iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund from Barclays Global Investors won’t be the last.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 06, 2007
Is China dumping U.S. Treasuries?

A steep fall in bonds has led to speculation that China may be pulling its funds from the U.S., The Telegraph said.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 30, 2007
Hedges claim 30% of bond trading

Hedge funds have become the big fish in the debt-trading pool, according to a report by Greenwich Associates.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 24, 2007
Gross: Crisis needs ‘Rooseveltian’ response

Bond fund manager Bill Gross said the subprime-mortgage crisis merits a swift federal response.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 24, 2007
Pimco's Gross is buying bank bonds

The founder and managing director of Pacific Investment Management Co. is buying debt of investment banks.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 01, 2007
Lehman debuts muni index swap

Lehman Brothers launched the Lehman Brothers Municipal Index Swap, according to published reports.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUL 26, 2007
Cox calls for muni securities upgrades

SEC chairman Christopher L. Cox delivered Congress a "white paper" calling for upgrades to accounting and disclosure in the municipal securities market.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUL 18, 2007
Boost muni market oversight, says Cox

The SEC chief wants Congress to mandate more oversight of the $2.4 trillion municipal bond market.