Despite Equity Bounce, LDI Favors Fixed Income
December 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Even with strong capital market performance,...
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Wilshire Comparison Service Adds State Street Funds
December 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State Street Global Exchange expanded participation in the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (TUCS).
Pension Index Sees Five-Year High
December 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The value of the Towers Watson Pension Index reached a five-year high during November.
Funding for S&P 1500 Pensions Improves
December 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension plans for S&P 1500 companies continued their improvement in funded status during 2013.
November Sees Increase for Corporate Pension Funding
December 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan in November improved 2.1 percentage...
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Power Dividend Index Fund Released
November 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – W.E. Donoghue & Co., Inc. (WEDCO) has launched the Power Dividend Index Fund.
October Has Some Above-Normal Transfer Volumes
November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index showed six days of above-normal daily transfer activity during the...
Equity, ETFs Expected to Attract $450B This Year
November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Equity funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are on track to attract $450 billion in 2013.
ETFs Increase by $26B in October
November 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted more than $26.6 billion of inflows during the month of...
Mutual Fund Inflows Strong in October
November 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Estimated mutual fund inflows for October set the highest monthly pace measured since January, with...
BNY Universe Shows Positive Q3 Returns
November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median return of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe for the third quarter...
Higher Education Endowment Returns Rise
November 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The endowment returns of U.S. colleges and universities show an improvement from last year.
Asset Allocation Funds Post 5% Q3 Gains
November 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Returns for target-date and target-risk funds were around 5% for the third quarter, according to...
Institutional Investment Plans Perform Well in Q3
November 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investment plans showed good performance in the third quarter, returning 4.4% at the median,...
Institutional Investors See Positive Returns in Q3
November 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Double digit extended U.S. and international equity returns powered the third quarter for all institutional...
Pension Risk Transfer Attractiveness Increases
October 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Index increased again during September, growing from 94.77 to...
Pension Funded Status Crosses 90%
October 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of U.S. corporate pensions rose to 91% in September, according to BNY...
Market Deals a Blow to City and County Retirement Systems
September 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Asset growth could not keep up with liability growth for city and county pension plans...
ETFs Decrease by $17B in August
September 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The United States had more than $17.4 billion of outflows for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during...
DC Daily Transfer Volumes Low in July
August 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes were low in July, according to the...