ETFs Didn't Fare Well in January
February 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following strong inflows in 2009, U.S. ETF flows dipped into the red to kick off 2010, with $16.7 billion in net outflows in...
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Stock and Bond Mutual Funds Started Year Strong
February 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. mutual fund investors poured an estimated $46 billion into stock and bond mutual funds in January, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset...
Institutional Plans See 2009 Improvement
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median return for its universe of institutional plans was 3.1% in the fourth quarter and 19.4% for the year ended December 2009,...
ETFs See Losses in January
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ETF industry assets fell by $45.3 billion for the month, or 5.8%, according to State Street Global Advisors' January 2010 ETF Snapshot
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Pensions See January Funding Status Drop
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Companies in the S&P 1500 suffered a slight drop in their pension plan funded status in January to 83% from 84% the month...
Mercer Finds Equity Markets End 2009 Strong
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer’s fourth-quarter 2009 Defined Contribution Universe Summary found gains in all equity markets during the period.
Bond Funds Continue to Dominate in December 2009
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bond funds saw inflows of $29 billion in December 2009, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.
A(nother) Sure Thing?
February 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Generally speaking, there’s no such thing as a sure thing – certainly when it comes to investing, and certainly not two...
ETF 2009 Inflow was $100B-Plus
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ETF net inflows topped $100 billion during 2009, as investors moved away from large-cap U.S. equities and developed international equities and increased their...
Target Maturity Fund Performance Climbs Back Up in 2009
January 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Performance for target maturity funds in 2009 almost made a complete 360 from 2008, according to the Ibbotson Target Maturity Report Q4 2009.
Fund Flows Globally Reach 2007 Level
January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Progress in November helped bring year-to-date net flows worldwide to $825 billion - reaching full-year gains made in 2007, according to data from...
Milliman 100 Finished 2009 with Funding Deficit
January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An end of the year rally was still not enough to keep the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index from an overall deficit for...
Participants Go With the "Flow" in 2009
January 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants who were inclined to rebalance their accounts in 2009 tended to follow the market, according to a new report.
Yemen to Launch Stock Market
January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The poorest country in the Arab world plans to launch a stock market in one year as part of desperately needed economic reforms,...
DR Market Remains Robust
January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Global equity markets may have experienced significant volatility during 2009, but the depositary receipt (DR) market has remained healthy, according to data from...
Popularity of ETFs Continued to Grow in 2009
January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 2009, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including exchange-traded notes (ETNs) drew $114.4 billion in net inflows, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.
Bond Funds See Record Inflows in 2009
January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. investors’ use of bond mutual funds reached record levels in 2009.
ETF Assets Grow by 50% in 2009
January 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. ETF industry closed out 2009 with $785 billion in assets under management, according to Morningstar Direct's latest Fund Flows Update.
2009 a Comeback Year for Mutual Funds
January 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The year 2009 proved to be a recovery year for the fund industry after a brutal 2008 that saw shareholders dump their funds...
T. Rowe Takes Top Spot in Russell Target-Date Metrics
January 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The T. Rowe Price Retirement Target-Date Fund family came out in the top spot as Russell Investments announced the top five funds of...