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• Junk Bond Stress at Record Low as Defaults Slow: Credit Markets

  By Brooke Sutherland  |  August 8, 2012

  Fed holding interest rates down gives boost to junk-bond fund investment.

• GM Seen Fueling Pension Deals

  By Zachary Tracer and Tim Catts, Bloomberg  |  June 19, 2012

  More employers, facing retirement-funding shortfall, expected to offload plans.

• Ford Rejected Offloading Pension

  By Keith Naughton, Bloomberg  |  June 5, 2012

  Automaker decided to invest in global expansion, new models instead, CFO says.

• GM To Offer Pension Buyouts

  By Keith Naughton, Bloomberg  |  June 1, 2012

  Automaker estimates program could cut its pension obligation by $26 bln.

• Banks Get Traction on Volcker Rule

  By Robert Schmidt and Phil Mattingly, Bloomberg  |  March 27, 2012

  Legislators, regulators signal willingness to revise plan after four-month lobbying blitz.

• Treasury Eases Rules on Annuities

  By Margaret Collins and Elizabeth Ody, Bloomberg  |  February 3, 2012

  Aims to make lifetime income more available in pension plans and 401(k)s.