MFS: Sponsors Expect to Reevaluate Investment Lineups
The investment reviews will happen as plan sponsors are even less confident than are participants about employees’ ability to retire...
Tag: volatility
Hartford Funds Seeks to Let $4.1B Fund Make More Concentrated Investments
Shareholders can approve a proposal to reclassify Hartford’s Growth Opportunities Fund as a non-diversified investment, according to a securities filing.
Lower Liabilities Somewhat Offset by Equity Volatility in February
Overall, U.S. corporate pension funding levels experienced a slight increase last month.
U.S. Corporate Pension Funding Remains Largely Unchanged in January
Funding levels improved most for pension funds that have significant weighting towards equities, said Agilis.
Corporate Pension Funding Marginally Retreated From Levels To End 2022
December equity performance reduced pension funding levels from highs earlier in the year.
Corporate Pension Plan Funding Remains Up in 2022, Despite November Drop
The funding status of corporate pensions in the U.S. was down narrowly in November, as liability growth outweighed investment gains.
Market Watchers Urge Calm as Volatility Spikes
This week has delivered a painful but necessary ‘reality based’ repricing, one expert says.
Volatility Brings Focus on Sustainable Retirement Income
Participants are looking to their employers to offer a retirement income solution, while interest in ESG investing among retirement plan...
Stimulus Helps, But Markets Will Remain Volatile
The S&P 500 could move up and down by 2% every day for the next six months, experts agree.
Will ‘Whiplash’ Volatility Continue in Q3? Most Likely.
The global equity markets dropped by about 20% during the first quarter before snapping back in the second. Analysts are...
A Reality Check for the Equity Markets
Recent volatility has left the equity markets “looking a bit more in touch with the economic reality than they were...
Study Suggests Irrational Investing Behavior Across Demographics
In a study by the TIAA Institute asking subjects to make decisions resembling portfolio allocations, researchers found those with more...
Participants Need Support to Weather Bouts of Volatility
One of the toughest challenges facing plan sponsors is broadening the perspective of participants to look beyond what has happened...
401(k) Trading Spike Offers Important Teaching Moment
After several weeks of relatively large price swings for major equity market indices, 401(k) trading activity jumped on Monday, October...