Investors Continued to Seek Safety in July
August 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors’ search for safety led to bond fund demand across a spectrum of corporate and U.S. government funds, high and low credit quality,...
Investing
Equities Lose 401(k) Participant Assets in June
July 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution (DC) plan participants transferred monies from equities into fixed-income investments in June despite the market rally, according to the results of...
Target Maturity Funds Have Tough Second Quarter
July 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global equity markets rallied in June, but second-quarter performance suffered as the global economic picture showed little signs of sustained improvement, a report...
ETF Assets Continue Strong Growth in June
July 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) enjoyed $16 billion in net inflows in June, their best month since February’s $15 billion in net inflows.
Mutual Fund Investors Show Caution in June
July 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors continued to exhibit anxiety over global economic growth, putting just $13 billion in estimated net inflows into stock and bond mutual funds...
ETF Assets Rebound in June
July 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets increased $43.2 billion, or 3.8%, in June, according to State Street Global Advisors’ (SSgA) ETF Snapshot report.
Equities Lose 401(k) Participant Assets in May
June 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution (DC) plan participants transferred monies from equities into fixed-income investments as the stock markets dropped substantially during May, according to the...
Participants Turn Back to Fixed Income in April
June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - April was the first month this year that the net direction of 401(k) participant transfers moved back toward fixed income.
Mutual Funds See Smallest Monthly Intake in May
June 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In May, long-term mutual funds recorded their smallest monthly intake year to date, with $14.1 billion in new...
Only Bond ETFs Saw Inflows in May
June 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw roughly $2 billion in net inflows in May 2012.
Mutual Funds See Modest Inflows in May
June 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors put $14 billion in net inflows into stock and bond mutual funds in the U.S. in May.
ETF Assets Down 5% in May
June 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets decreased $67.4 billion, or 5.7%, in May.
Callan DC Index Shows Strong Flows to TDFs
June 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Callan DC Index enjoyed a strong first quarter in 2012, returning 8.7%.
Stable Value Funds Still Strong Investment
June 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Stable value funds continued to significantly outperform money market funds, according to a survey from the Stable Value Investment Association (SVIA).
More Institutional Investors Using ETFs
May 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors are increasingly turning to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for a variety of fund management practices.
U.S. Equity Funds See Net Outflows For Second Month
May 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors put only $26.5 billion in net inflows into stock and bond mutual funds...
ETF Assets Decrease $5B in April
May 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets decreased by $5.3 billion (0.4%) in April 2012.
401(k) Participants Exit Fixed Income in March
May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transfer activity in March was low, with just 0.024% of total defined contribution plan balances transferring plan assets daily, on average, according to...
TDFs See Positive Returns in Q1 2012
April 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A lingering low interest rate environment helped make equities more attractive in Q1, reports Ibbotson.
Taxable-Bond Funds Lead Mutual Fund Flows Again
April 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Flows into U.S. open-end mutual funds in the first quarter mirrored the equity market’s blistering performance, but investors were not chasing stocks.