Mutual Fund Flows Show Investor Confidence
May 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. mutual fund investors demonstrated confidence in a gradual economic recovery, adding about $27 billion in net new cash to U.S. stock and...
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Global/International Equity Funds Lead Flows in March
May 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $32.7 billion in March, according to Financial Research Corporation (FRC).
Investors Increased Appetite for Large Cap and International ETFs
May 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ETF industry assets rose $60.5 billion for the month of April - up 5.7%, according to State Street Global Advisors' ETF Snapshot report.
Master Trusts See 3rd Consecutive Quarter of Gains
May 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the third consecutive quarter Master Trusts added to their performance, returning 3.55% in the March quarter, as measured by the median Wilshire...
All REIT Sectors Deliver Strong Returns in April
May 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On a total return basis, the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index gained 5.11% and the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index was up...
Institutional Investors See Modest Gains in Q1 2011
April 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plans in the Northern Trust Universe advanced 3.6% at the median in the first quarter of 2011.
Money Market Funds Gain Favor in Asia in February
April 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - During the month of February, local funds in Asia garnered $7 billion in long-term flows, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.
ETFs Take in $9.5B in March
April 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strategic Insight, an Asset International company, estimated that investors poured an additional $9.5 billion into U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) in March, marking the...
ETF Flows Pick up Pace in March
April 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Morningstar Direct reports that although flows into U.S. ETFs have been easing off the gas for the past several months, March saw the...
U.S. Stock Fund Flows Fall Off in March
April 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The pace of long-term inflows slowed slightly to $27 billion in March from nearly $28 billion in February, due largely to a drop...
U.S. Mutual Funds See $23B in Inflows in March
April 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Propelled by demand for international equity funds and taxable bond funds, U.S. mutual fund investors added an estimated $23 billion in net new...
ETF Assets Increase $21B in March
April 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ETF industry assets rose $20.9 billion in August - up 2%, according to State Street Global Advisors’ ETF Snapshot.
Strong Equity Inflows Seen in February
April 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – February stock and bond fund inflows were $31.9 billion, while equity objectives posted net inflows of $17.7 billion, followed by the corporate objective...
Q111 Pension Funding up 5%
April 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension funding ratios increased approximately 5% in the first quarter of 2011, following a 10% rise in the Q410 figure, leading to an...
U.S. REITs Continue to Outperform Broader Equity Market
April 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) continued to outperform the broader equity market in the first quarter of 2011, according to NAREIT.
January Mutual Fund Inflows in Asia Due to New Funds
March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Long-term funds in Asia gathered $8.7 billion in flows during January 2011, with new launches collecting over 100% of the total contributions, or...
ETF Flows Continued Slower Pace in February
March 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ETF flows eased their pace for the second month running but ended in the black with a roughly $6.8 billion monthly inflow, according...
February Mutual Fund Flows Kept Pace with January
March 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Flows into long-term mutual funds hit $27.9 billion in February, nearly matching January’s total of $29.8 billion, according to the Morningstar Direct Fund...
The 401(k) March Toward Equities Continued in February
March 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The march of 401(k) assets toward equity investments in February continued a trend since last October, according to the latest Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index...
U.S. Comes out on Top in Analysis of Investor Experience
March 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Morningstar evaluation of investor-friendly practices in fund markets worldwide identified the United States and Singapore as the best markets for fund investors...