The Markets

A new Morningstar mutual fund flow report for October shows that most of the money investors yanked during the 2008 downturn from equity funds has been directed to...

Investor inflation and weak dollar concerns affected exchange-traded-fund (ETF) flows again in October, according to Morningstar.

Saying the company "will continue to be committed to being highly competitive and paying for performance," J.P.Morgan Chase's Director of HR John Donnelly informed employees that 401(k) match...

The latest exchange-traded-fund (ETF) data from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) show that industry-wide total assets were down $5.3 billion, or 0.08%, to $689 billion for October.

A Mercer study found value funds outperformed growth funds in the third quarter, as the median large-cap value fund posted a gain of 16.3% compared to a gain...

Retirement plan investors seemed of two minds in October, with asset transfers out of 401(k) plans showing equal numbers favoring equities as fixed income, according to the latest...

Investors deposited a record $50 billion on a net basis into bond funds in September, bringing year-to-date bond fund flow volumes to $290 billion, according to Strategic Insight...

In a memo to Tribune Co. employees announcing a new retirement plan, Chief Administrative Officer Gerry Spector said the company's employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) likely will be...

The combined assets of the nation’s mutual funds increased by $211.8 billion, or 2%, to $10.824 trillion in September, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

As many investors are still underweight equities, the logical thing to do is rebalance back toward equities, said David Kelly, managing director, chief market strategist for J.P. Morgan...

The defined contribution investment only (DCIO) business is moving from a minor appendage of an asset management firm's sales effort to its backbone, according to Sway Research’s latest...

A new analysis shows that, contrary to popular opinion, mass affluent consumers were not passive during the difficult financial environment of 2008 and 2009.

A recent paper says that investors gain 2.5% higher returns every year, on a risk-adjusted basis, by investing in "sin" stocks–publicly traded companies involved in alcohol, tobacco, and...

A new Callan report provides what is says are 10 lessons for managing risks and the next steps institutional investors may want to take.

Target maturity funds enjoyed their second quarter in a row of positive returns, and on an annual basis significantly outperformed the S&P 500 Index, according to the Ibbotson...

As investors remain optimistic about a global economic recovery, risk appetite is at its highest point since 2006, according to the latest BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund...

The Hewitt 401(k) Index for September indicated 401(k) participants continued to slowly and modestly transfer assets from fixed income investments back into equities.

Open-end mutual funds saw inflows of more than $49 billion in September, according to data from Morningstar.

Consolidation looms for some asset managers as revenue declines continue to outweigh steep cost-cutting measures.

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets in the U.S. rose again in September.