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FIXED INCOME JAN 09, 2009
MSRB defends its oversight efforts

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME JAN 09, 2009
Barney Frank proposes TARP restrictions

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME JAN 07, 2009
SIFMA adds municipal bond expert

SIFMA has hired Leon J. Bijou as managing director and associate general counsel in a bid to expand its municipal bond expertise.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME DEC 24, 2008
Debt issuance fell 29% in 2008

Global bond underwriting activity declined by 29% in 2008 to $4.33 billion, the lowest level since 2000, according to data from Dealogic Holdings PLC of London.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME NOV 19, 2008
MSRB to open window on variable-rate munis

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has submitted a plan for approval by the SEC today to collect and disseminate critical market information about auction rate bonds and other variable-rate municipal securities.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME NOV 07, 2008
Lack of clarity undermines TARP, firms say

Fully 91% of firms said a lack of clarity about the way the federal government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program works is making them less willing to participate in it.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME OCT 26, 2008
Junk bonds seen as stock alternative for bargain hunters

It's understandable that bargain hunters are drawn to beaten-down stocks, but they may be doing themselves a disservice if they don't also consider junk bonds

By David Hoffman
FIXED INCOME OCT 14, 2008
MSRB announces senior management changes

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has promoted two staff members to new roles and hired a new member to its senior management team.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME OCT 14, 2008
U.S. to buy equity stakes in major banks

In an effort to breathe life into the struggling economy, the Treasury Department will inject $250 billion into banks, while the FDIC took steps to help depositors.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME OCT 10, 2008
Bond fund costs Schwab more than $500,000

The Charles Schwab Corp. short-term-bond fund that blew up this year because of its exposure to mortgage-backed securities is now costing the firm as a result of significant legal losses.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME SEP 19, 2008
Treasury: Firms to roll out covered bonds

“This is a tough environment to launch a new financial product,” said Neel Kashkari, assistant secretary of the Department of the Treasury, but “never has the market needed this financial product as much as we need it now.”

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME SEP 05, 2008
Fifth Third said to be selling off muni funds

Fifth Third Asset Management Inc. is selling off all its municipal bond funds to Federated Investors Inc., according to the website fundaction.com.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 01, 2008
Muni death watch concerns advisers

Many financial advisers consider municipal bonds to be relatively safe investments, but that image took a hit last week when Jefferson County, Ala., moved a step closer to what could be the largest municipal bond default in U.S. history.

By David Hoffman
FIXED INCOME AUG 15, 2008
Bond insurers boosted by upbeat report

MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Group Inc. rallied in early trading following a positive report from Standard and Poor’s.

By Bloomberg
ETFS AUG 12, 2008
Curian offers muni-bond ETFs

A tax-exempt strategy that utilizes exchange traded funds investing in municipal bonds has been announced by Curian Capital.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 11, 2008
Berkshire slumps, MBIA back in black

Berkshire Hathaway reported net earnings declined to $2.88 billion from $3.12 billion a year ago.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME AUG 07, 2008
Prudential agrees to settle with SEC

Prudential Financial yesterday agreed to settle allegations from the SEC that it used reinsurance contracts to overstate its income by more than $200 million.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME AUG 07, 2008
Industry group to address credit risk

In response to the credit crisis, a group of financial industry executives unveiled a plan today to improve risk management.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME JUL 31, 2008
EMMA online to the rescue

The SEC has voted unanimously to help investors find free financial information about muni bonds on the Internet.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME JUL 29, 2008
SIFMA forms covered-bond-traders group

The member firms on the new committees have agreed to take a series of actions to enhance the U.S. covered-bond market.

By Bloomberg