Newsmakers
Is Chicago’s $10 Billion Pension Bond Sale Decision the Answer?
State’s bond history and already badly funded pension shows little room for maneuver.
Tag: bonds
Hedge Funds, with Tepid Start to 2018, Get Bump in May
Their 0.65% increase last month makes up more than two-thirds of this year’s increase.
Newsmakers
Illinois OKs $423 Million Pension Bond Buyout, but Its Debt is Growing too Fast
Moody’s warns that without public cuts, liabilities will eat 30% of state income.
Corporate Pension Bond Bulls Could Further Flatten the US Treasury Yield Curve
Fear of a downturn creates a rise in de-risking.
Risk
Phoenix Using New Strategy to Chip at City Pension Debt
Concept being applied to additional city departments.
Regulation
Illinois Could Consider $107 Billion Pension Bond Gamble
SUAA proposal to be entertained Jan. 30.
Hedge Fund Bond Price Investigation Focuses on Thinly-Traded Bonds
Since bonds are rarely traded, pricing is difficult to verify, making it “ripe for abuse.”