Hedge Fund Assets Back Above $2 Trillion
December 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total hedge fund assets at the end of November were estimated at $2.03...
Tag: Benchmarks/Performance
Institutional Investor Confidence Rises, But…
December 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investors seem to be broadly more optimistic, but it matters where you...
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S&P Launches Metals, Capped Sector Indices
December 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Index provider Standard & Poor's has launched three new indexes.
SI: “Resilient” Fund Flows Set Stage for 2010
December 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On the heels of a financial crisis that shook both the financial services industry and...
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Russell and Axioma to Launch Factor-Based Indexes
December 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Index provider Russell Investments is teaming up with Axioma, Inc., a provider of...
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New Russell Indexes Track Small to Mid-Cap Equity Segment
December 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments has launched a set of benchmarks to track the small to mid-cap segment...
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S&P Expands Family of Target Risk Indices
December 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's has expanded its family of target-risk indexes with the launch...
SI: Bond Funds On Track for Record Inflows in 2009
December 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Looks like bonds are "back" – and in a big way.
OHPRS Issues Two RFPs
December 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The $650 million Ohio Highway Patrol Retirement System has issued two investment management...
Cost of True Love Rises – Slightly – in 2009
November 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thanks to the weak economy in 2009 the PNC Christmas Price Index increased...
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Firms Unveil Target-date Fund Index
November 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BrightScope, a 401(k) data and analytics firm, and Target Date Analytics LLC, a consulting and...
Best Back to Back Quarters Since 1997 for Institutions
October 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors emerged from the third quarter with another solid round of gains, according to...
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S&P Outlines Index Changes
October 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's will revamp its style indexes later this year by, among other things,...
Robert de Niro, Snoop Dogg and Chindonesia: Cross-Border Melting-Pot Movies and the Global Fund Industry
$250 billion in net flows to equity and fixed-income funds in the first half of 2009, the best performance for...
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Wells Fargo Launches Build America Bond Index
August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo & Company have announced the launch of the Wells Fargo Build America Bond...
FAAF/EC – Sure Enough
Asked if their recordkeeper offered the most appropriate target-date solution for their participants, more than a third of plan sponsor...
Emerging Managers Better Performers during Downturn
August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small, entrepreneurial investment management firms maintained a performance advantage over larger, established firms through last...
Emerging Managers Better Performers during Downturn
August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small, entrepreneurial investment management firms maintained a performance advantage over larger, established firms through last...
Dow Jones Indexes Recruits Founder of Failaka
August 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global index provider Dow Jones Indexes has named Tariq Al-Rifai as its new director of...
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STOXX and Source Team up on Supersector Indexes
July 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - STOXX Limited, provider of European equity indexes, has launched the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Optimised...