The Markets

Investors in stock funds last year reportedly paid the lowest fees in more than a quarter century, thanks to preferences for lower-cost funds and increased competition among fund...

Changing investor needs and the continuing shift to open architecture are changing relationships between asset management organizations and fund distribution platforms.

“I would love to see people offer both [lifestyle and lifecycle funds] in their platforms;″ take away all the single-strategy stuff".

On Monday, Russell Investment Group released the companies that will be part of the firm’s annual reshuffling of the Russell 3000 Index.

'I have never said that indexing is the best strategy an investor could ever possibly follow, but I can say that the number of strategies that are worse...

The world’s emerging and developed markets continue to post positive returns in May 2007, Standard&Poor’s said Thursday.

U.S.-listed ETF assets rose by approximately $20 Billion in May with International, Style, Size, Specialty and Broad Market ETFs experiencing considerable asset growth.

High-net worth investors, at least those who rely on the services of a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), are eschewing index funds for a more active approach.

Within three years, socially responsible investment (SRI) options in defined contribution retirement plans by 2010 will have 60% market penetration.

Market dynamics bear promise for investment-only firms in the defined contribution space.

Investments in the global real estate market are gaining traction as a way for investors to diversify their portfolios, a recent study commissioned by the National Association of...

Standard&Poor's has launched indexes that include the most liquid stocks in Brazil, Russia, India, and China that comply with Shariah law.

Standard&Poor's has launched fully investable indexes for Muslim investors that include only stocks that comply with Shariah law.

Mutual funds seem to vote proxies in ways that protect them from negative reprisals.

Prudence is an integral part of ERISA’s DNA, but what about investments of a prurient interest?

If you work with retirement plans with investments at Fidelity, brace yourself.

Fidelity Investments has unveiled three new Fidelity Advisor funds, providing financial advisers and their clients with greater diversification across asset classes and geographical areas.

Nearly half (40%) of affluent households will continue to, or begin to, seek investments abroad, according to a new report from consulting firm Spectrem Group.

Retirement assets reached $16.4 trillion at the end of 2006, with lifecycle and lifestyle continuing their popularity, but lifecycle funds gathered a larger percentage of retirement plan assets.

The assets in U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) climbed 5% during April, with International and Specialty ETFs making the biggest leap.