Tag: yields

As the Fed prepares to lower short-term rates, the T-note confounds predictions due to its recent volatility.

This relatively new alternative asset class had a 2.7% rate for loan non-payments in the second quarter, a Proskauer study says.

The aggregate funding ratio for the more than 5,000 British pension plans remained unchanged at 149.4%.

Dropping central bank rates will help a lot, with the 10-year Treasury total return rising as much as 13%, the firm contends. 

They describe how higher rates have elevated the once-ignored asset class into a vital position.

The big yield advantage they enjoyed over developed countries’ debt issues has narrowed, but EM paper retains other pluses.

The industry also is expanding its exposure to stocks and alts, amid rising rates.

Higher interest rates have turned fixed income from a ho-hum investment into the hot new thing. Just ask LACERA.