August 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – During June, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) worldwide collected $33 billion in net flows, $10 billion higher than the prior month, according to a report...
August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The average target-date fund (TDF) enjoyed nearly a 4% return for the second quarter of 2014, buoyed by U.S. large cap, emerging market...
July 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Long-term funds netted $47 billion in June, increasing the year-to-date inflows to $266 billion, according to Strategic Insight (SI).
July 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trading activity in defined contribution plans in June continued to be light—marking the second lowest monthly level since Aon Hewitt began tracking participant...
June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants bucked the stock market adage of “sell in May and stay away,” continuing recent trends with a light...
June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Long-term funds netted $39.2 billion in May, increasing the year-to-date intake to $215 billion, according to Strategic Insight (SI).
June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Global asset manager Russell Investments announced the annual realignment of its global equity indexes to reflect market change from the past year.
May 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For first quarter 2014, target-date funds were muted in terms of performance amid healthy cash flows into the funds, says Ibbotson Associates Inc.
April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the past 30 years, investors, including retirement plan sponsors and participants, have found comfort in fixed-income investments.
April 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – March was a light trading month for defined contribution (DC) plan participants, according to Aon Hewitt’s 401(k) Index.
April 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants reduced their holdings in fixed income and increased allocations to U.S. small-cap and mid-cap equities in 2013, while...
March 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total U.S. retirement assets reached $23 trillion at year-end 2013, growing 15.6% during the year, according to an analysis from the Investment Company...
March 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The recording of a webcast on the distribution of liquid alternative mutual funds is now available to a select audience.
March 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a reversal of the past four months, participants of defined contribution (DC) retirement plans favored fixed income investments in February, according to...
February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For defined contribution (DC) plan participants, average daily transfer activity in January remained unchanged from the previous month, according to the Aon Hewitt...
February 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Target-date funds had an average total return of 5.4% for the fourth quarter of 2013, according to Morningstar data.
January 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants saw average daily transfer activity increase in December 2013 over the previous month, according to the Aon Hewitt...