Posts Tagged ‘mortgage-backed’

Insight pair add RMBS to fund range

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Insight Investment multi-manager duo Mike Pinggera and Steve Waddington have defended their decision to introduce residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) into their multi-asset range.

Mr Waddington said adding a position in Monument Bond fund was justified, despite the very cautious mandate the team runs.

Read the whole story @ FTAdviser

Fed’s Bullard: Keep MBS program alive

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

A senior Federal Reserve official said on Sunday the central bank should keep alive a mortgage-backed securities buying program beyond a planned end-date to give policy-makers more flexibility as they help the economy recover from a painful recession.

“I have advocated to keep the asset purchase program open but at a very low level, and wait and see what happens, and as information comes in about the economy we can adjust that program while the federal funds rate remains at zero,” St. Louis Federal Reserve bank James Bullard said in an interview with Dow Jones newswire.

Read the whole story @ Reuters

CMBS investors have thin(ner) skins in the game

Friday, November 20th, 2009