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March 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. mutual fund net inflows in February demonstrated continued optimism among U.S. investors despite uncertainty in the Middle East and North Africa and...

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...

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)...

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).

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.

March 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. REIT market significantly outperformed the S&P 500 through February, according to NAREIT’s March Media Update.

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.

March 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments has announced the 2011 schedule for its annual index reconstitution process, which will capture and reflect the past year’s global shift...

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...

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.

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.

February 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strategic Insight (SI) estimated that investors poured an additional $10.9 billion into U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) in January 2011, the fifth straight month...

February 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. mutual fund investors added about $34 billion in net new cash to U.S. stock and bond mutual funds in January 2011 (in...

February 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $7.2 billion in December, according to Financial Research Corporation.

February 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund assets increased $8.8 billion (0.9%) during the month of January to a total of approximately $1 trillion, according to State Street...

February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – No matter which team wins Sunday, if you’re a stock market fan, it should be a “win-win.”   

 

February 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 12,000 yesterday, the first time it has closed that high since June 19,...