Hedge Funds Set to Double 2012 Returns
May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds returned an average of 1.04% in April and 4.6% through the first four months of 2013, according to eVestment.
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Taxable-Bond Funds Top Asset Gatherers
April 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the first quarter of 2013, investors added $184.3 billion to long-term open-end mutual funds while redeeming $92.8 billion from money market funds,...
Time to Consider Real Estate Investments
April 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The past few years have seen a steady increase in real estate investments, according to Chuck Schreiber Jr., chief executive officer of KBS...
Participant Accounts See Little Movement in March
April 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most defined contribution plan participants were content to stay put with their investments in March, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.
Mutual Fund Expenses Fell in 2012
April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The downward trend in average expense ratios paid by investors in mutual funds continued during 2012, says a report from the Investment Company...
Funds Set Quarterly Inflows Record
April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Stock and bond mutual funds and ETFs (exchange-traded funds) set an all-time quarterly flows record in the first quarter of 2013 of $246...
Things May Be Looking Up for Investors
April 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economic outlook is better than investors might think, according to OppenheimerFunds.
ETF Flows Top $17B in March
April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets increased $41.8 billion, or 3%, in March.
DC Participants Transfer Less in February
March 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After rising sharply in January, defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes resumed levels closer to normal in February.
Mutual Funds on Track to Set Record
March 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond mutual funds are on track to set an all-time quarterly flows record, nearing $200 billion, in the first quarter of...
Institutional Investors Dominate Equity ETF Space
March 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional market influence was most prominent within the equity exchange-traded fund (ETF) space in 2012, according to Strategic Insight.
ETF Flows Top $7.7B in February
March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets increased by $1.3 billion, or 0.1%, in February.
Mutual Funds, ETFs Reach New Highs in January
March 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - January mutual fund flows of $86.6 billion were record-breaking, and exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets reached a new high of $1.4 trillion at the...
DC Participants Embrace Equities in January
February 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volume in January was far above recent trends,...
Mutual Funds Set to Pass $15T
February 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. mutual fund industry (open- and closed-end funds, and exchange-traded funds) is set to...
Morningstar Sees Record Fund Inflows in January
February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors added $86.5 billion to long-term open-end mutual funds in January.
Beyond the January Effect
February 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - January 2013 saw record-setting stock and bond mutual fund net inflows reaching and possibly exceeding $90 billion (excluding additional inflows to ETFs).
Gold Investments Can Provide Long-Term Gains
February 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Now is a good time for gold in retirement savings accounts —but only if investors are seeking long-term gain rather than quarterly returns.
ETF Flows Top $29B in January
February 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets increased $67.7 billion (5.0%) in January.
Mutual Fund Inflows Set Industry Record
January 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Stock and bond mutual fund net inflows reached and possibly exceeded $90 billion during January 2013, excluding additional inflows to exchange-traded funds (ETFs).