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January 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Recently released research shows a strong finish for equity markets in 2013, with elevated net flows for stock funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs)...

December 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution plan participants had average daily transfer activity decline in November compared to October, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Improving stock markets and strong inflows helped investors in stock mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) earn nearly $2 trillion during 2013.

December 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The United States had nearly $12.5 billion of inflows for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during November, increasing year-to-date inflows to $163.8 billion.

November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index showed six days of above-normal daily transfer activity during the month of October.

November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Equity funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are on track to attract $450 billion in 2013.

November 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted more than $26.6 billion of inflows during the month of October, increasing its year-to-date inflows to $152.9 billion.

November 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Estimated mutual fund inflows for October set the highest monthly pace measured since January, with U.S. equity funds collecting $10.5 billion in new...

October 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Inflows to equity strategies remained strongly positive in September, clocking in at $40 billion for equity mutual funds and ETFs.

October 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Daily transfers among defined contribution (DC) participants favored fixed-income investment vehicles during September.

October 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. markets saw $32.1 billion of inflows for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during the month of September.

October 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Long-term mutual funds collected tepid inflows of $2.5 billion during September, Morningstar reported.

October 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Worries about the Federal Reserve curtailing its quantitative easing program have not lowered investment managers’ confidence in the wider U.S. economy. Neither has...

September 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes were low in August, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

September 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – During August, mutual fund investors withdrew $15.5 billion from taxable-bond funds and $11.8 billion from municipal-bond-funds, according to Morningstar Inc.

September 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The United States had more than $17.4 billion of outflows for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during August, decreasing its year-to-date inflows to $95.9 billion.

September 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation’s mutual funds increased by $422.3 billion, or 3.1%, to $14.064 trillion in July, according to the Investment...

August 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes were low in July, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

August 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors added $15.9 billion to long-term mutual funds in July, driven by inflows of $7.9 billion into international-equity funds.

August 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets in the U.S. received more than $42 billion of inflows in the month of July.