Tag: Fixed-Income

Since the end of the financial crisis, in March 2009, the median total equity program in the Northern Trust Universe...

Franklin Templeton launches strategic beta ETFs and Vanguard reduces expense ratios on more funds.

Money market fund regulation previously led to investor demand for government funds.

Real assets are anticipated to be the largest beneficiaries of institutional asset flows in 2017, a BlackRock survey found.

For income-focused investors utilizing bond ladders, a gradually rising rate environment leads to durably higher spending ability over the lifetime...

Populism is challenging globalism and creating new tail risks; concerns about low growth are giving way to concerns about inflation.

There has been a shift to investing in government money market funds since the SEC’s new money market fund reform.

There are limits on what can be accomplished with a traditional approach to fixed-income investing for the foreseeable future, says...

Government money market funds saw net deposits in August while prime money market funds experienced net redemptions, Strategic Insight data...

Just like presidential politics, often in finance what things feel like matters just as much as how they are actually...

Money market fund reform is leading retirement plan sponsors to move to different cash strategies.

Corporate ERISA plans were helped by a larger allocation to U.S. fixed income.

BMO Global Asset Management expands availability of stable value fund; American Funds offers new fixed income funds; and Franklin Templeton...

On the fixed-income side, Strategic Insight finds active bond funds netted $6.1 billion of new investments during June 2016, “mainly...

"Pre-retirees now need to plan on having nearly 10% more in retirement savings than before, in order to buy the...

American Century Investments redesigns and renames large cap equity fund; Wilshire Associates Incorporated announces the launch of the Wilshire Bond...

Vanguard modifies advisory arrangement for Explorer Value Fund; FTSE Russell unveils Green Revenues model; Franklin Templeton Investments introduces LibertyShares strategic...

Putnam Investments offers new strategies for uncertain markets; American Century Investments announces the public availability of AC Alternatives Long Short...

Among bond funds, active and passive strategies attracted new investment totaling $17.6 billion and $9.7 billion, respectively, during April. 

The quarter that ended in March was one of the most vigorous trading periods on record for 401(k) account holders,...