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Royal London Asset Management will increase its weighting in credit by up to 3%--or £140 million--if spreads on high-beta bonds widen out by another 10 to 20 basis points, which the manager thinks is likely in the coming months.

Gartmore Separate Accounts is likely to cut corporate exposure by another 5% to bring its credit weighting to 40% of its $150 million investment-grade portfolio.

Moody's Investors Service is likely to give Ford Motor Co. and General Motors until this fall to demonstrate credit improvement, said Bruce Clark, senior v.p. and senior auto analyst.

Nail biting and cold sweats subsided last week as the secondary loan market bounced back to levels closer to comfort for market players.

Pension investors are increasingly considering interest-rate derivatives to manage duration in fixed-income portfolios, a development that could weaken the bid for long Treasuries.

Bobby Knight, head coach for men's basketball at Texas Tech and the longtime coach at Indiana University, gave the keynote luncheon address on Tuesday (Carl Icahn gave last year's).

State Street Global Markets plans to launch what appears to be the first fixed-income flows index.

Short TIPS could enjoy an unusual boost in demand in the next two weeks due to rising inflation.

This chart, provided by Citigroup Global Markets, tracks bid-ask prices for par credit facilities that trade in the secondary market.

The U.K. Debt Management Office, the borrowing arm of the U.K. Treasury, is readying an ultra-long-dated index-linked gilt.

Maxxis International (Thailand) is close to mandating an arranger group for a $60m seven year facility. Parent company Cheng Shin Rubber Industry is providing a guarantee.