Tag: Fixed income

Legal & General Investment Management America unveiled a new U.S. index fund management business.

Major changes are occurring in the fixed-income markets that are driving asset managers to position clients against volatility and future rate tightening, according to Cerulli Associates.

Robust equity market returns fueled a 10.7% asset growth across U.S. institutional investing channels during 2013, according to an analysis from Cerulli Associates.

Volatility is likely to continue, and the global picture shows U.S. and China as the drivers of economic growth, according to fixed-income and equity pros at Voya Financial.

Craig Anzlovar has joined Boston-based Pioneer Investments as fixed-income client portfolio manager.

Finding yield remains a top consideration for investors choosing fixed-income investments, according to a new survey from Franklin Templeton Investments.

Investment Manager MacKay Shields LLC is expanding into the U.S. retirement market by delivering new investment opportunities for qualified defined contribution retirement plan sponsors.

The use of sustainability ratings can improve the risk-return ratio of investments in corporate bonds, according to Oekom Research’s new Corporate Bonds Study.

Long-term mutual funds experienced net outflows of $900 million in September, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International Company.

Investors of all ages have an improper allocation to equities in their portfolios, a new study contends.

“There is a new financial era. Accept it and modify your behavior accordingly, so that your future is safe, secure, and you look forward to a brighter tomorrow,”...

Plan sponsors should not be upset by outflows from the Total Return Fund and the abrupt departure of Bill Gross, PIMCO’s lead portfolio manager, sources say.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management says it has strengthened its fixed income fund platform through changes to the Goldman Sachs Core Plus Fixed Income Fund.

TIAA-CREF launched the TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2060 and Lifecycle Index 2060 Funds, as well as the TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

Renowned fixed-income manager William H. Gross is leaving PIMCO, the company he co-founded, to join Janus Capital Group.

Bill Gross, PIMCO’s founder and CIO, caused serious waves in the investment industry when he announced his decision to join Janus Capital Group.

As options proliferate on investment menus, retirement plan advisers will have their work cut out for them, said panelists in discussing investment menus at PANC 2014 in Orlando,...

Since the financial crisis of 2008, investment managers and retirement plan advisers have learned to be far more cautious when creating and selecting a stable value fund.

When 401(k) plan participants traded their investments in August, they favored fixed-income funds over equity funds for 65% of the trading days, according to Aon Hewitt.

BBB-rated corporate bonds merit important consideration in the asset allocation of pension funds implementing liability-driven investing (LDI) strategies, Standish Mellon Asset Management contends.