Credits poised for downgrades at new record: S&P.
MUMBAI: The number of entities at risk of downgrades reached a new record of 703 in March, though only three more than last month, according to Standard & Poor's. According to a report prepared by S&P, credit fundamentals have been deteriorating in response to recessionary fears, along...

Tejas Securities Group, Inc. Initiates Research Coverage on Remy International, Inc.
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tejas Securities Group, Inc. released a fixed income research report today on Remy International, Inc. Tejas Securities Group, Inc., a Texas Corporation ("Tejas Securities"), is a wholly owned subsidiary and a primary business operating unit of Tejas Incorporated (BULLETIN BOARD: TEJS)...

'Investors shun risky bets after subprime crisis'.
MUMBAI: Investors are now taking lesser risks, with the subprime crisis spreading across all markets, according to a recent report by Standard and Poor's (S&P). In US credit markets, investors are shunning innovative deals with added risk. Fixed-income investors have turned to government securities and cash and...

Easier SLR norms likely to take sheen off gilts.
The robust market for government bonds may turn less liquid with the Reserve Bank of India easing rules that mandate bank investments in gilts. However, a lower fiscal deficit and renewed demand by insurance companies would keep yields on check. On Friday, the government approved a proposed legislation to...

MF corpus at all-time high of Rs 5.60 trillion in Oct.
MUMBAI: Assets under management of Indian mutual funds hit at an all-time high of Rs 5.60 trillion at end of October, a rise of 17 per cent or Rs 800 billion from September-end. The industry AUM crossed the Rs 5-trillion mark for the first time. All 32...

Barclays Capital Appoints Mark Pibl as Head of US Investment Grade Research.
NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS), is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Pibl as Head of US Investment Grade Research. Mr. Pibl has been named in Institutional Investor's All American Fixed Income...

Lehman Brothers Reports Record Net Revenues, Net Income and Earnings Per Share for Fiscal 2006.
Reports Record Quarterly Net Revenues for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2006 NEW YORK, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. today reported net income of $1.0 billion, or $1.72 per common share (diluted), for the fourth quarter ended November 30, 2006, representing increases of 22%...

S&P Adds Two Funds To High Yield Select Fund List.
American High Income Trust/A (Nasdaq: AHITX) and Lipper High Income Bond Fund (Nasdaq: LHIBX) NEW YORK, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Note to editors: Standard & Poor's Diane Vazza, head of global fixed income research, will discuss current trends in the fixed income sector...

Instinet's Trading Floor Features Yahoo! FinanceVision Live.
Instinet Research Analysts to Provide Live Pre- and Post-Market Analysis Twice Daily on Yahoo! FinanceVision NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Instinet Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters Group PLC (Nasdaq: RTRSY) and the eFinancial Marketplace offering equities trading, research, fixed income trading,...

Market Axess Completes Acquisition of Trading Edge.
Anonymous Trading Added to Market Transforming Fixed Income Platform550 Institutional Investor Users, 60,000 Research Reports and More Than $12 Billion in Inventory NEW YORK, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Market Axess, the leading Internet-based multi-dealer research and trading platform for credit products,...