High Investment Fees Don’t Equal High Returns
July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report examining state pension funds found that there is no connection between high...
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Think Outside the Style Box for DC Plans
July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If there were a defined benefit (DB) versus defined contribution (DC) race, DB would have...
Morningstar Adds Three to Retirement Solutions Group
July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment research firm Morningstar, Inc. has added three individuals to its retirement solutions group in...
Differing TDF Asset Allocations Yield Similar Outcomes
June 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey found that target-date funds (TDFs) with different asset allocations deliver similar retirement...
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Index Family Available to FactSet Clients
June 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. and FactSet Research Systems Inc. announced that FactSet clients will...
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Market Vectors Launches New ETF
June 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Market Vectors ETF Trust has launched the Market Vectors ETF, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that...
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Firms Launch Real Estate Investment Company
June 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – TIAA-CREF and Henderson Global Investors have joined forces to launch a global real estate investment...
Investors Need to Be Aware of Interest Rate Risks
June 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Low interest rates pose a risk to investors, according...
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GSAM to Offer Pooled Stable Value Fund
June 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) will launch a new stable value fund designed to meet...
Detroit Pension Funds Being Investigated
June 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two pension funds for the city of Detroit, Michigan, are being investigated for possible fraud,...
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Invesco Launches Bond Portfolio
June 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC has launched PowerShares Global Short Term High Yield Bond Portfolio...
ICI Comments on SEC Proposal for Money Market Funds
June 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Investment Company Institute (ICI) expressed opposition to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposal...
SSgA Makes Leadership Changes
June 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is aligning its leadership with client challenges in both active...
Participants Actively Move to Equities in May
June 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After reaching a low during the month of April (0.024%), defined contribution plan participants’ daily...
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Are Your Participants Too Conservative?
June 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants have a disconnect between portfolio allocations and their understanding of risk, according to a...
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MainStay Launches Retirement Share Class
June 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MainStay Investments, a New York Life company, is now offering many of its mutual funds...
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DC Plan Sponsors Looking to Change Investment Lineup
June 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report signals imminent change in the defined contribution (DC) investment marketplace.
EM Equities Set to Exceed $10T in Assets
June 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Emerging market (EM) equities and fixed income have been the top cash flow fund categories...
PSNC 2013: Stable As It Goes
June 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The stable value industry has changed since the recession of 2008 to 2009.
Europe Remains Risky, Japan Looks More Positive
June 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING sources remain optimistic about global markets in 2013, but caution that Europe is still...