Products December 26, 2013

Henderson Releases Unconstrained Bond Fund

December 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Henderson Global Investors launched the Henderson Unconstrained Bond Fund, a mutual fund that provides investors with a dynamic approach to fixed-income investing.
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The fund’s active management strategy uses a benchmark-agnostic, unconstrained approach to provide flexibility and access to investments across global fixed-income sectors. Managers also favor a wide portfolio duration range to allow the fund to respond effectively during various interest rate environments, according to a statement from Henderson.

The firm has managed similar products in the UK and Europe since 2006.

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The fund follows a portfolio-building process that includes top-down asset allocation supported by the Investment Strategy Group—a team of nine senior fixed-income specialists. The team also leverages fixed-income experts in a bottom-up, “best ideas” approach to security selection. 

“Ever-changing market conditions require a more active approach to bond investing and a strong commitment to mitigating risk,” says Chuck Thompson, director of U.S. retail for Henderson. “The Unconstrained Bond Fund will navigate across fixed income markets with the ability to take views on interest rates, credit and loans while seeking to protect client capital.”

More information on the fund and Henderson Global Investors is available here.  

Benefits December 26, 2013

Engaged Employees Would Work After Lottery Win

December 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly two-thirds of engaged employees would continue working if they won the lottery.
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A recent poll from Gallup says that this mind-set is specific to those defined as “engaged,” which is to say employees that are particularly involved in and enthusiastic about their work and workplace.

Less than half of those with a lower level of engagement would keep their same job, according to poll results. The poll deemed almost half (42%) of employees as “not engaged” and finds that almost one-quarter (20%) of “actively disengaged” employees say they would continue to work in their current job upon winning $10 million in the lottery.

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According to Gallup, although winning millions through the lottery is a low-probability event, the poll results highlight the value that engaged employees place on having and keeping their good job, even when it is no longer financially necessary. In addition, says Gallup, the poll results seem to indicate that employees that are not engaged or actively disengaged are “emotionally disconnected from their workplaces and less likely to be productive,” going to work only for a paycheck.

Information for this poll was compiled through phone interviews, done between August 7 and 11, with a random sample of 1,002 adults. These respondents were age 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

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