Investing

August 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – During the first half of this year, investors globally contributed $665 billion of net inflows to funds worldwide excluding money markets.

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Target-date funds lost 0.6% during the quarter, according to the Ibbotson Quarterly Target-Date Fund Report.

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes remained steady in June, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

July 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The surprising rise in interest rates that began in early May and spiked in June triggered a 2.4% average loss for all bond funds...

July 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors withdrew $43.8 billion from taxable-bond funds and $16.4 billion from municipal-bond funds, making June the worst month on record for bond funds in...

July 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets decreased by $59.7 billion, or 4%, in June.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The combined assets of the nation’s mutual funds rose by $89.1 billion, or 0.6%, to $13.94 trillion in May.

June 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) revealed that exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors increased their equity exposure during the first five...

June 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After reaching a low during the month of April (0.024%), defined contribution plan participants’ daily transfer volumes increased significantly in May, according to...

June 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The strong pace of inflows to mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued in May, bringing total net intake for the first five...

May 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Inflows for long-term mutual funds during April stood at a healthy $37.8 billion, according to a report from Morningstar, Inc.

May 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Overall, target-maturity funds had a good first quarter in terms of performance and asset inflows, according to Morningstar’s Ibbotson Associates.

May 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Stock and bond funds maintained a strong pace of net inflows during April, netting nearly $50 billion (including exchange-traded funds or ETFs), according...

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution plan participants’ daily transfer volumes continue to decline since January—to 0.024% of balances per day in April, according to the Aon...

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets increased by $24.1 billion, or 1.7%, in April.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds returned an average of 1.04% in April and 4.6% through the first four months of 2013, according to eVestment.

April 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the first quarter of 2013, investors added $184.3 billion to long-term open-end mutual funds while redeeming $92.8 billion from money market funds,...

April 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The past few years have seen a steady increase in real estate investments, according to Chuck Schreiber Jr., chief executive officer of KBS...

April 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most defined contribution plan participants were content to stay put with their investments in March, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The downward trend in average expense ratios paid by investors in mutual funds continued during 2012, says a report from the Investment Company...