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DC Participants Followed Market in Q4 2010

March 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fourth quarter defined contribution participant transfer activity appeared to be driven to some extent by momentum market timing, according to the Callan DC...
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Managed Account Industry to Shift from SMAs to UMAs

March 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An industry survey by managed accounts software provider Peridrome finds an expected increase in the adoption of models-based distribution and newer products, including exchange-traded fund (ETF)...
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ETF Assets at $1T

March 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ETF February flows topped $6 billion—the sixth consecutive month of positive flows, according to the latest data from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).
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Funds Enjoyed $42B in January Inflows

March 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $42.5 billion in January, according to the latest Financial Research Corporation (FRC) data.
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Fund Managers Chasing the Bulls in 2011

March 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fund managers are bullish about the prospects for public equities and emerging markets in 2011, but have bearish views of nominal government bonds.
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Asia Flows Advance in 2010

February 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In 2010, local Asia long-term funds gathered $55 billion in net inflows, slightly higher than in 2009, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an...
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Funds Had Strong January Showing

February 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Long-term mutual funds roared back in January with nearly $30 billion in estimated inflows, according to Morningstar’s latest data.
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US ETF Assets up to $1T

February 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Having broken the $1 trillion milestone in December, many questioned whether inflows into U.S. ETFs had become overheated, according to Morningstar.