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Investing | February 22nd, 2010

Mutual Funds Globally Make a Turnaround in 2009

February 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Equity/mixed, bond and other long-term mutual funds around the world captured $900 billion in net flows during 2009, according to Strategic Insight, an...

Investing | February 16th, 2010

Q409 Sees 3.3% Return in BNY Mellon Universe

February 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median plan in the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe posted a 3.3%-return for the fourth quarter of 2009, the third straight...

Investing | February 12th, 2010

Domestic Stock Funds Reverse Flow in January

February 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual funds saw inflows of $44.5 billion in January, according to estimates from Morningstar, Inc.

Investing | February 12th, 2010

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...

Investing | February 11th, 2010

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...

Investing | February 8th, 2010

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,...

Investing | February 8th, 2010

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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Investing | February 8th, 2010

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...

Investing | February 8th, 2010

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.

Investing | February 8th, 2010

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.

Investing | February 5th, 2010

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...

Investing | February 1st, 2010

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...

Investing | January 20th, 2010

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.

Investing | January 19th, 2010

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...

Investing | January 19th, 2010

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...

Investing | January 18th, 2010

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.

Investing | January 15th, 2010

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,...

Investing | January 15th, 2010

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...

Investing | January 15th, 2010

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.

Investing | January 15th, 2010

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.