Tag: Benchmarks/Performance

Products | March 31st, 2011

Pension Asset Managers Create Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark

March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Eleven of the world’s largest pension asset managers, representing $1.4 trillion in assets under management,...

Investing | March 1st, 2011

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...

Products | February 24th, 2011

Russell and Research Affiliates Partner for New Index Series

February 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments and Research Affiliates announced the launch of a new index series based upon...

Products | February 16th, 2011

S&P Brings On Israeli Indexes

February 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Standard & Poor's and Harel Financial Group have launched a suite of sector indexes covering...

Products | February 3rd, 2011

Russell Introduces Stability Indexes

February 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments announced the launch of the Russell Stability Indexes.

Investing | February 2nd, 2011

DJIA Recovery Among the Fastest Ever

February 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 12,000 yesterday, the first time...

Products | January 28th, 2011

Standard & Poor's Launches S&P GSCI Dynamic Roll Index

January 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's has announced the launch of the S&P GSCI Dynamic...

Products | January 24th, 2011

PensionDCisions Granted Patent for Business Methodology

January 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – PensionDCisions has been granted a U.S. patent for its business methodology.

Products | January 11th, 2011

Barclays Launches EM Tradable Local Currency Bond Index

January 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays Capital announced the launch of a new Emerging Markets Tradable Local Currency Bond (EMLOCAL)...

Investing | December 31st, 2010

Most Not Optimistic About 2011 Prospects

December 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If you’re optimistic about the year ahead – well, you’re in the...

Products | December 31st, 2010

Making a New Year’s Resolution? There’s an App for That

December 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sometimes you just need a little bit of encouragement to make those...

Investing | December 28th, 2010

Financial Services Takes Lead in Russell 3000 Weighting

December 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. broad-market Russell 3000 Index began the current decade with technology...

Administration | December 14th, 2010

CalPERS Sets New Asset Allocation Strategy

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The nation’s largest public pension plan has adopted a new asset allocation...

Investing | December 10th, 2010

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,...

Products | November 22nd, 2010

SAM and Dow Jones to Launch World Enlarged Index

November 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) and Dow Jones Indexes have announced the creation of the Dow Jones...

Administration | November 16th, 2010

What Plan Sponsors Want From Advisers

November 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Relying on a financial adviser outside the plan was the preference for...

Products | October 25th, 2010

Russell Unveils Equal Weight Equity Indexes

October 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Russell Investments has launched the first five equity benchmarks in a series of equal weight...

Products | October 22nd, 2010

Russell Offers New Benchmark for Global Mandates

October 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments has launched a new global benchmark to offer investors increased flexibility in their...

Investing | October 1st, 2010

Some Fund Groups on Track for Record Year

October 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - EPFR Global-tracked Emerging Markets, U.S. and Global Bond Funds remain on track for record-setting years...

Products | September 28th, 2010

FTSE Unveils Diversification Index Series

September 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – FTSE Group and QS Investors, LLC, an independent investment firm, have launched the FTSE Diversification...