The Markets

Despite a reduction in the advisory force, retail advisers still represented nearly 60% of total mutual fund gross sales for 2009, according to the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

Commissions paid by institutional investors to brokers on trades of U.S. equities are falling far short of projections to this point in 2010, according to Greenwich Associates.

Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $53.7 billion in April, according to the latest data from the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

DALBAR, Inc. has released its national study of what investors expect to see in a statement from financial services companies.

New research from The Vanguard Group suggests the watch phrase for equity investors should be: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

In a new study, “Rethinking Lifecycle Funds,” Financial Research Corporation (FRC) says that although target-date funds are being marketed as a total retirement solution, the reality is that...

Sixty-four open-end exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were filed in April, according to the new Fund Filings Review from Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.

Investors have sought refuge in U.S. markets in the week that eurozone states delivered a financial package to allay sovereign debt concerns, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch...

U.S. open-end mutual funds gathered almost $41 billion in assets during April, according to Morningstar Direct Fund Flows.

Investors poured $12.2 billion into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in April 2010, bringing total year-to-date net inflows to $19.9 billion, according to Morningstar Direct Fund Flows.

401(k) participant transfers were strongly equity-oriented in April, according to the Hewitt 401(k) Index.

Exchange-traded-fund (ETF) assets increased by $23.3 billion for the month of April, totaling $830 billion, according to the latest ETF Snapshot from State Street.

Point-of-sale commissions continue to fade from the mutual fund sales process as advisers increasingly sell funds in fee-for-advice arrangements, according to a new study by Strategic Insight, an...

In its latest research, Russell Investments concluded that once a target-date fund reaches an individual's planned retirement date, it should have conservative allocations and a flat glide path...

The Mercer investment consulting first-quarter 2010 Defined Contribution Universe Summary found gains in all equity markets.

U.S. mutual fund investors have put nearly $200 billion into stock and bond mutual funds so far in 2010, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company.

In 2009, 76% of mutual fund-owning households indicated that their primary financial goal for their fund investments was saving for retirement, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

Eighty percent of households that owned funds outside a workplace retirement plan held funds purchased through a professional adviser, according to the 2010 Investment Company Fact Book released...

As demand for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has grown, ETF sponsors have offered more funds with a greater variety of investment objectives, according to the 2010 Investment Company Fact...

U.S.-registered investment companies managed $12.2 trillion at year-end 2009, a $1.8 trillion increase from year-end 2008.