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.
REITs Strongly Outperform the Broader Market
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.
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.
Russell Announces Schedule for Index Reconstitution
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...
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...
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.
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.
U.S. ETFs See 5th Month of Positive Flows in January
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...
U.S. Equity Funds See Renewed Demand in January
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...
International Stocks Top December Fund Flows
February 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $7.2 billion in December, according to Financial Research Corporation.
ETF Assets Continue Rise
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...
Super Bowl XLV Looks to Be a Win-Win – for Stocks
February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – No matter which team wins Sunday, if you’re a stock market fan, it should be a “win-win.”
DJIA Recovery Among the Fastest Ever
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,...
2010 Kind to Institutional Investors
January 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. institutional investment plan sponsors had strong investment performance for the second year in a row in 2010, gaining nearly 14% at the...
Vanguard Tops Fund Manager List
January 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Vanguard Group and Fidelity Investments were the largest fund managers as of December 31, 2010, according to the latest ranking by Strategic...
State Street Universe Sees 5% Q410 Increase
January 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median return of the State Street Universe (SSU) of total plans rose 5.3% in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a...
Canadian Plans Ended 2010 with a Bang
January 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median plan in the BNY Mellon Canada Total Fund Universe posted a 4.2% return for the fourth quarter of 2010, leading to...
Global Investor Sentiment Equity Oriented in November
January 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors worldwide contributed $40 billion of new cash flows to long-term mutual funds in November, two-thirds of which went to equity funds, reflecting continued...
U.S. ETF Assets Reach Record $995B in 2010
January 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a new report from State Street Global Advisors, exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry assets in the United States reached a record $995...