The Markets

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Strong long-term fund flows persisted in August, and the recent pattern of greater flows into bond funds continued as well, according to Strategic Insight (SI).

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will phase out a defined benefit pension plan covering union employees and set up a 401(k) plan under a new contract with the...

The majority of investors said the amount of risk they have taken with their investments has stayed the same over the past two years, according to a Financial...

The asset allocation of target-date funds has been a hotly debated topic, especially as the financial crisis has put them under the microscope.

The latest Russell Investments quarterly investment manager survey found the hottest asset classes are emerging market equities and non-U.S. (developed market) equities at 67% bullish and 63% bullish,...

A South Carolina hospital is restructuring its retirement savings program, including a freeze on its current defined benefit plan.  

Financial risk should be redefined to be viewed as the potential to lose money, rather than the average return, said Tim Knepp, CIO of Genworth Financial Asset Management,...

Investors poured more than $54 billion into U.S. open-end mutual funds in August—the largest inflow since February 2007, according to Morningstar.

Participants in 401(k) plans continued a cautious move into equity during August, with a total of $203 million shifted from fixed income into equities, according to the Hewitt...

A new Morningstar analysis gave Vanguard Target Retirement target-date funds the highest possible rating for its “best practices and low fees.”

Stanford University faculty and staff will soon be making new decisions about their retirement savings as changes to the school's 403(b) plan will take effect November 2.

After six consecutive quarters of losses, the Callan DC Index posted a gain of 12.26% in the second quarter of 2009.

The Spectrem Affluent Investor Index (SAII) rose 1 point in August, while the Spectrem Millionaire Investor Index (SMII) saw a 6-point gain.

The combined net assets of U.S. variable annuities rose more than 11% in the second quarter, according to the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI).

July was the fourth consecutive month in which long-term fund flows equaled or surpassed $50 billion, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company and sister company...

Despite strong domestic-equity and sound fixed-income performance during the second quarter of 2009, hefty investor assets were cashed out of separate accounts and collective trusts entirely, according to...

New Jersey's Higher Education Student Assistance Authority reached an agreement to reduce administrative fees and offer more conservative investments for the NJBEST 529 college savings plan.

Wichita aircraft maker Hawker Beechcraft has announced plans to suspend company contributions to its 401(k) plans.