ETFs See $5B in May Inflows
June 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – May might have been a brutal month for markets around the world, but investors continued to funnel assets into U.S.- listed exchange-traded funds,...
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$13B Yanked from Mutual Funds in May
June 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors responded to worrisome economic events in May by yanking $13.2 billion from equity funds.
ETFs Enjoy $3B May Inflows
June 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Strategic Insight (SI) estimate indicated that investors put a net $3.5 billion into U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) in May.
May Net Fund Outflow Slowed
June 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite the return of extreme volatility to financial markets, U.S. mutual fund investors withdrew a net of only roughly $7 billion from stock...
401(k) Participants Retreat from Equities in May
June 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid more than 7% in May, 401(k) participant transfers became strongly fixed income-oriented, according to the results...
ETF Assets Drop $46B in May
June 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ETF industry assets fell $46 billion for the month of May, or 5.5%, according to State Street Global Advisors’ ETF Snapshot.
April Fund Inflows Pegged at $53.7B
June 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $53.7 billion in April, according to the latest data from the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).
Private Equity Posts Positive Finish to ‘09
May 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the quarter ended December 31, 2009, the State Street Private Equity Index posted a 5.94% quarterly return.
International/Global Equity Leads ETF Fund Filings in April
May 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sixty-four open-end exchange-traded funds were filed in April, according to the New Fund Filings Review from Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.
Milliman Index Shows Pension Funded Status Declined $33B in April
May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the 100 largest corporate defined benefit pension plans deteriorated by $33 billion during April 2010 as measured by the...
BNY Mellon Master Trust Universe Sees another Positive Quarter
May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median plan in the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe posted a 3.53% return for the first quarter of 2010, the fourth...
ETFs See Inflows of $12B in April
May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors poured $12.2 billion into exchange-traded funds in April 2010, bringing total year-to-date net inflows to $19.9 billion, according to Morningstar Direct Fund...
Investors Still Favor Bond Funds
May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. open-end mutual funds gathered almost $41 billion in assets during April, according to Morningstar Direct Fund Flows.
401(k) Participants Flocked to Equities in April
May 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) participant transfers were strongly equity-oriented in April, according to the results of the Hewitt 401(k) Index.
ETF Assets Increase $23B in April
May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ETF assets increased by $23.3 billion for the month of April, totaling $830 billion, according to the latest ETF Snapshot from State Street.
Equities Were Sweet in Q110
May 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Mercer investment consulting first-quarter 2010 Defined Contribution Universe Summary found gains in all equity markets, Mercer said.
2010 Fund Flows Could Go into Record Book
May 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. mutual fund investors have put nearly $200 billion into stock and bond mutual funds so far in 2010, according to Strategic Insight...
Master Trusts Post Gain in Q110
May 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Corporation announced that the median return of its universe of total plans rose 3.4% in the first quarter of 2010, in...
Institutional Investors Should Build More Diversified Portfolios
May 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In Towers Watson’s Global Investment Matters publication, the firm asserts that the risk of an equity-focused strategy remains high, especially given ongoing economic...
Stock and Bond Funds Pull in $70B in March
April 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $70 billion in March, according to the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).