ETFs Enjoy $7.2B November Inflows
December 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors poured an additional $7.2 billion into U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) in November, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset International company
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Funds See $7B Inflow in November
December 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Propelled by demand for international exposure, U.S. mutual fund investors added about $7 billion in net new cash to U.S. stock and bond...
True Loves Will Have to Dig Deeper This Year
December 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may not (yet) be worried about inflation, and Social Security may not see the need...
November ETFs Advance Slightly to $931B
December 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ETF assets were up slightly in November to $931 billion, according to the newest data from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).
DC Plans Have 8.4% Q3 Showing
December 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plans in the Callan DC Index recovered lost ground in the third quarter, returning 8.4% on average.
REITs Lose Ground in November
December 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – REITs nearly tripled the performance of the S&P 500 Index in the first 11 months of the year, although they lost ground in...
Unemployment Rate Rises in November
December 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite nascent signs of an economic recovery, the nation’s unemployment rate crept higher in November.
Russell Expands Initiative to be Direct ETF Provider
November 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investment Group has further expanded its initiative to enter the ETF market as a direct provider.
Master Trusts See Positive Q3 2010
November 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median return of the BNY Mellon Master Trust Universe was 8.48% for the third quarter of 2010, reversing course from the -4.87...
529 Plan Assets up 8.5% in Q310
November 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total 529 college savings plan assets increased to an estimated $127 billion as of 3Q10, reflecting an 8.5% increase from 2Q10 assets of...
Master Trusts See Healthy Returns in Q3 2010
November 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - All Master Trusts returned a healthy 8.26% during the third quarter resulting in a one year return of 9.97% according to the Wilshire...
International Funds Shine in 2010
November 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Led by robust demand for bond funds, the global mutual fund industry is on pace for $850 billion in net inflows to stock...
ETFs Enjoy Health October after Robust September
November 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds saw net inflows of $13.1 billion in October, on the heels of September's inflows of $25.5 billion, according to the...
Funds Take in $26B in October
November 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors contributed $26.8 billion to long-term mutual funds in October, about twice the previous month's tally, according to the latest Morningstar fund flow...
401(k) Asset Flows Swing over to Equities in October
November 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the first time in five months, 401(k) participants’ asset transfers were equity oriented in October after a long run of being fixed-income...
ETFs End October at $925 Billion
November 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – October ETF industry assets rose $39.9 billion, up 4.5%, to $925 billion, according to the latest data from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).
Endowments Ahead 12.6% for FY 2010
November 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Preliminary data from U.S. colleges and universities indicate that these institutions’ endowments returned an average of 12.6% for the 2010 fiscal year.
$44B Added to Mutual Funds in September
November 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $44.6 billion in September, according to Financial Research Corporation (FRC).
REITs Enjoying Strong 2010
November 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – REITs continued their strong rally through October, and REIT total returns year-to-date through October 31 were triple those of the S&P 500 for...
Institutional Investors See Gains in Q3 2010
October 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. institutional investment plan sponsors returned to positive performance in the third quarter of 2010, with a median gain of 8%, according to...