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October 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. markets saw $32.1 billion of inflows for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during the month of September.

October 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Long-term mutual funds collected tepid inflows of $2.5 billion during September, Morningstar reported.

October 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Worries about the Federal Reserve curtailing its quantitative easing program have not lowered investment managers’ confidence in the wider U.S. economy. Neither has...

September 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes were low in August, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

September 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – During August, mutual fund investors withdrew $15.5 billion from taxable-bond funds and $11.8 billion from municipal-bond-funds, according to Morningstar Inc.

September 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The United States had more than $17.4 billion of outflows for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during August, decreasing its year-to-date inflows to $95.9 billion.

September 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation’s mutual funds increased by $422.3 billion, or 3.1%, to $14.064 trillion in July, according to the Investment...

August 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes were low in July, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

August 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors added $15.9 billion to long-term mutual funds in July, driven by inflows of $7.9 billion into international-equity funds.

August 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets in the U.S. received more than $42 billion of inflows in the month of July.

August 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – During the first half of this year, investors globally contributed $665 billion of net inflows to funds worldwide excluding money markets.

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Target-date funds lost 0.6% during the quarter, according to the Ibbotson Quarterly Target-Date Fund Report.

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes remained steady in June, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

July 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The surprising rise in interest rates that began in early May and spiked in June triggered a 2.4% average loss for all bond funds...

July 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors withdrew $43.8 billion from taxable-bond funds and $16.4 billion from municipal-bond funds, making June the worst month on record for bond funds in...

July 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets decreased by $59.7 billion, or 4%, in June.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The combined assets of the nation’s mutual funds rose by $89.1 billion, or 0.6%, to $13.94 trillion in May.

June 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) revealed that exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors increased their equity exposure during the first five...

June 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After reaching a low during the month of April (0.024%), defined contribution plan participants’ daily transfer volumes increased significantly in May, according to...

June 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The strong pace of inflows to mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued in May, bringing total net intake for the first five...