Topic: Fixed Income Securities

5 Regional Banks With High Yields

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Portugal raised 1.250 billion euros ($1.7 billion) with short term bonds on Wednesday, but had to pay an increased rate of 5.2 percent on six-month debt, sources in the debt market said.The debt management agency raised one billion ...

Raymond James to buy back $300 million auction-rate securities

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Raymond James Financial Inc agreed to buy back $300 million of auction-rate securities and pay a $1.75 million fine to settle federal and state probes accusing the brokerage, one of the nation's largest, of misleading customers about ...

House panel OKs covered bonds bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A House of Representatives panel on Wednesday approved a bill designed to create a market for covered bonds, instruments that offer banks a way to raise money for new mortgages, while providing investors more options for highly rated securities.The ...

Tradeweb: Talk of bad Treasury trade on system "false"

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Talk of an erroneous trade of U.S. government securities on its trading system early Tuesday are wrong, Tradeweb said.Earlier on Tuesday, U.S. government bond prices dropped suddenly, which led to speculation of an erroneous trade on ...
The first and sometimes only retirement income plan that comes to mind for the average investor is interest only. You retire with $1 million and invest the total in a portfolio of fixed-income investments at 6% and live off of the interest ...

Top 10 EMailed Stories

The Bond Buyer" as of March 2008 which includes "SEC to Allow Issuers to Bid on Auction-Rate Securities, After Disclosure," in the March 12 issue, "California Issuers Eye New ARS Strategies," and "Midwest Health Systems Use New ARS Strategy," in the March ...
When you invest in a company, you need to look at many different financial records to see if it is a worthwhile investment. But what does it mean to you if, after doing all your research, you invest in a company and ...

Sisters of St Francis Health Services Seeks NewMoney Deal

The article reports that Sisters of St. Francis Health Services Inc. (SSFHS) hopes to try again to get a long-postponed new-money deal sold in Indiana. It states that the system is planning a $280 million bond issue that will include $125 million ...
The article reports on the move of ThedaCare Inc. and Marquette University, two Wisconsin-based tax-exempt borrowers, to seek first-time ratings to join the list of issuers with deals on hold due to the rise in long-term interest rates. The Regions Friday, October ...