Tag: Target-Date

Benefits | August 10th, 2012

Cerulli Predicts More Use of Custom TDFs Within Large 401(k)s

August 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cerulli's latest research study of the large and mega defined contribution (DC) plan marketplace projects...

Benefits | August 2nd, 2012

Gen Y Most Properly Allocated 401(k) Participants

August 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A higher rate of selection of target-date funds by Gen Y 401(k) participants (those born...

Products | July 30th, 2012

Callan Introduces Interactive Target-Date Index

July 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Callan Associates is making its Callan Target Date Index publicly available through an interactive tool.

Administration | July 20th, 2012

Incorporating Risk Parity into DC Plans

July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Risk parity is increasingly being used by defined benefit plans to protect against downside risk,...

Products | June 26th, 2012

Manning & Napier Launches ETF-Based TDFs

June 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Manning & Napier launched the Manning & Napier Goal Collective Investment Trust (CIT) Funds, a...

Products | June 26th, 2012

Manning & Napier Launches ETF-Based TDFs

June 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Manning & Napier launched the Manning & Napier Goal Collective Investment Trust (CIT) Funds, a...

Benefits | June 26th, 2012

More Participants Choosing Professionally Managed Investments

June 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One-third of all 401(k) plan participants in plans recordkept by Vanguard invested their entire account...

Administration | June 18th, 2012

Most TDFs Employ a “Through” Glidepath

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than six in 10 target-date funds (63.6%) surveyed by Callan employ a glidepath managed...

Investing | June 7th, 2012

Callan DC Index Shows Strong Flows to TDFs

June 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Callan DC Index enjoyed a strong first quarter in 2012, returning 8.7%.

Administration | May 22nd, 2012

TDF Investors Need Better Graphics and Data

May 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Several Morningstar divisions sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urging...

Administration | May 8th, 2012

TDF Glidepaths Change Little in 2011

May 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – It was a relatively quiet year on the target-date fund glide path front—at least as...

Investing | April 25th, 2012

TDFs See Positive Returns in Q1 2012

April 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A lingering low interest rate environment helped make equities more attractive in Q1, reports Ibbotson.

Products | April 12th, 2012

Lincoln Adds Fiduciary Services to LifeSpan Program

April 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Group's Retirement Plan Services Business announced enhancements to its LifeSpan customized model asset...

Administration | April 9th, 2012

Investment Consultants Recommend Custom TDFs

April 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over two-thirds (69%) of investment consultants surveyed by PIMCO either support client interest or actively...

Administration | April 2nd, 2012

Wilshire Touts Use of REITs in TDFs

April 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The best possible target-date fund performance...

Administration | April 2nd, 2012

Wilshire Touts Use of REITs in TDFs

April 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The best possible target-date fund performance...

Administration | March 13th, 2012

TDFs Decrease 401(k) Investing Extremes

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 2011, 18% of Vanguard retirement plan participants held extreme asset allocations—10% with only equities...

Administration | March 8th, 2012

Target-Date Funds Lag Benchmarks

March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest S&P Target Date Scorecard indicates that further-dated target-date funds are continuing to generally...

Investing | March 7th, 2012

Lifecycle Assets See Growth in 2011

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lifecycle investment product market increased...

Benefits | February 21st, 2012

Investors in Target-Date Funds Feel More Secure About Retirement

February 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Workplace retirement plan investors who use...