Tag: Fixed-Income

Recent discussion among Federal Reserve Board members has brought into question the transitory nature of the current lower level of...

With a new Fed chair and expectations for rising rates, 2018 will be a year to focus on fixed income...

Alight Solutions says there was a 50/50 split of trading days favoring equities and those favoring fixed income.

The committee's initial focus will be on the corporate bond and municipal securities markets.

Hartford Funds expands fixed income ETF suite; Sage releases ESG Intermediate Credit Index; ICMA-RC opening investments to private sector.

The majority of outflows from retirement plan participant accounts came from U.S. equities and company stock, despite powerful stock market...

Goldman Sachs Launches High Yield Corporate Bond ETF; Sage Advisory Introduces Custom Laddered Strategy; and Franklin Templeton Rolls Out Active...

Greater exposure to higher-yielding corporate bonds can notably dampen a fixed-income allocation’s diversification benefits to equity investments.

The median equity exposure of equally weighted TDF vintages is 60%; equity exposure ranges from as high as 68% to...

In order to preserve capital and protect participants from longevity risk, plan sponsors intend to put a bigger emphasis on...

According to Manning and Napier survey data, as many as 27% of participants say they have actually proactively opted out...

Brett Wander and Jake Gilliam of Charles Schwab say plan sponsors should consider re-examining their TDF fixed-income allocations, with an...

Collective investment trusts, white labeling, smaller fund menus and “tiered” approaches are becoming the norm.

PIMCO indicates an active fixed-income strategy could pose some opportunities in the current and future market.

Wisdom Tree unveils fixed income strategy; Fidelity launches ESG Index Funds; and Envestnet offering 3(38) investment service to TIAA clients.

Plan sponsors can help participants make sure they have a plan in place to retire on time, and also to...

Participants in plans that purchased guaranteed investment contracts from the Principal say the arrangement has led to prohibited transactions under...

Fixed-income investments play a crucial role in overall target-date fund performance, but a new report suggests plan sponsors spend far...

Since the end of the financial crisis, in March 2009, the median total equity program in the Northern Trust Universe...

Franklin Templeton launches strategic beta ETFs and Vanguard reduces expense ratios on more funds.