Tag: Benchmarks/Performance

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Long-term mutual funds experienced net outflows of $900 million in September, according to Strategic Insight...

October 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Performance data from more than 300 U.S. pension funds show listed equity real estate investment...

October 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Recordkeeping fees continue to include some element of revenue sharing for most defined contribution plans,...

October 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Five new indices created by Wilshire Associates Incorporated are designed to provide critical benchmarking support...

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new analysis from Segal Rogerscasey argues past performance is only one of many factors...

August 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional plan sponsors gained almost 4% in the second quarter at the median, nearly doubling...

August 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median return of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe was 3.74% for the...

August 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Large retirement plans outperformed small plans in the second quarter of 2014.

August 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – July was light in trading activity for defined contribution plans, with only 0.019% of balances...

August 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State pension systems earned a median 7.2% annualized return over the 10 years ended June...

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The average target-date fund (TDF) enjoyed nearly a 4% return for the second quarter of...

August 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans declined in July to 90.8%, according to...

July 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment returns at private foundations rose to an average of 15.6% in 2013 – the...

July 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Seeyond Multi-Asset Allocation Fund from Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) invests in stocks, bonds...

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The average participant in the U.S. defined contribution (DC) retirement system is 43 years old...

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – American adults under age 30 favor cash and other lower-risk assets, even as the basis...

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Natixis Global Asset Management announced plans to fund a research project focused on investor behavior...

July 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The two largest public pension funds in the U.S. have reported fiscal year returns of...

July 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – About 30 investment firms and other parties responded to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest...

July 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of generating retirement income increased over the last year, according to a new...