After a bumpy start, 2024 emerged as a year of resilience for fixed income markets, with strong returns and a promising outlook for U.S. corporate bonds.
M&A was already rebounding and could accelerate more, thanks to Trump’s focus on deregulation. Tech, investment banks and small caps may be beneficiaries.
Adding durable, low-cost external leverage to lower-volatility assets via the FHLB system can be an attractive way to enhance risk-adjusted return potential.
The incoming administration will have an impact on every industry within investment grade credit, and each will face its own challenges and opportunities.
The Fed is readjusting, regulations are shifting and private equity is changing the game. Our insurance clients have many questions—and we have answers.
Collective investment trusts (CITs) offer many benefits to defined contribution plan sponsors — and, ultimately, to plan participants — but misconceptions about them persist.
Short-Duration High Income Bonds as a Defensive Building Block: Portfolio Manager Jim Dudnick discusses where and when to consider short-duration high yield.