Pimco has dumped all its holdings in long-term U.S. debt, and bond king Bill Gross is now betting against Treasuries. But traders say the legendary fund manager couldn't be more wrong.
Debt markets not flinching, says ING's Doug Cote, a good sign stocks will bounce back; 'buy on the dips'
Few investors grasp the damage inflation can do to long-term debt. But a new online tool from BondView might help bring clients' expectations in line with reality.
Selling into a depressed market is not the brightest move ever, but that's what many clients are doing by cashing out their muni bond funds. The better play? Stay patient -- and buy individual bonds
Firm eyes restricting sales of tax-exempt instruments to clients with e-mail addresses; construed as checking up
MSRB looking to boost information available to B-Ds, investors; source of that info still a bottleneck, however
Pimco and other investors are boosting holdings of yuan-denominated assets as debt crises worsen in the U.S., Europe and Japan
PFM Group, owner of the largest investment adviser in the U.S. municipal bond market, bought a smaller competitor co-owned by Lois Scott, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's new chief financial officer.
The Fed Reserve's quantitative easing is finally about to end. S&P analyst Michael Souers says this could be a real a boost for Treasuries with less lengthy maturities. Retirees, take note.
As regulators increase scrutiny of municipal bond sales, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, J.J.B. Hilliard W. L. Lyons LLC and Commonwealth Financial Network are among the broker-dealers that are considering changes in how financial advisers disclose material events about muni bonds to clients
Regulator issues alert about structured products, bank loan funds; 'significant recent inflows'
S&P has lowered it outlook on the U.S. credit rating. Bill Gross and other fund managers are betting against Uncle Sam. And then there's Claud de Wildt, a Fidelity SVP and researcher. His advise to investors? "Don't give up on Treasuries yet."
Pimco bond king hikes negative play on Treasuries; inflation 'the ultimate factor'
S&P's dramatic announcement that it may downgrade the credit rating of U.S. government paper sparked massive buying of U.S. government paper. As JPMorgan Funds' David Kelly said: "... you can't use [Treasuries] as a safe haven if the problem is Treasuries.” | <font color=blue><a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110418/FREE/110419928>'Shot across bow' could jolt lawmakers</a></font>
Plenty of moving parts in Strategic Income Fund; targeting 6% yield
With criticism mounting about the lack of disclosure in the municipal bond market, the agency that oversees the sale of muni securities is working on initiatives designed to encourage broker-dealers and issuers to provide more information to investors
Seven firms hawking high-yield-debt funds that have at least 33% of assets in unrated paper; massive redemptions could get sticky
Wall Street giants Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs dropped their bets against Treasuries. But bond king Bill Gross is sticking to his guns.
With the expiration of the second round of quantitative easing scheduled for next month, investors shouldn't assume that the fixed-income markets will respond as they did at the expiration of the first round
Still, June expiration has many worried; institutions to the rescue?
