The Markets

The decisions are being made due to SEC money market fund reform.

Cerulli research highlights the ongoing push among institutional asset owners away from investments that include revenue sharing. 

Forthcoming regulatory reform continued to significantly impact money market allocations during July, according to Strategic Insight.

Northern Trust Universe data shows the second quarter of 2016 was the third consecutive quarter of modest positive returns for institutional asset owners, with returns clocking in just...

Data from the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index shows relatively vigorous trading activity by U.S. retirement plan participants. 

Plan participants and sponsors face an impressive amount of complexity and diversity when assessing target-date funds.

“Weak international returns contributed to a median plan return that underperformed the 60/40 portfolio in the second quarter and for the year ending June 30, 2016," says Robert...

The investment firm recommends ‘capital efficient hedging instruments.’

Monthly net redemptions from money market funds totaled $18.4 billion during the month of June.

Research from global analytics firm Cerulli Associates finds that institutional investors in general no longer limit review of their assets to traditional financial metrics such as revenue, profitability,...

At year-end 2015, 89% of mutual fund assets in 401(k) plans were held in institutional and retail no-load share classes, according to the ICI.

Among the 30 North American and European asset managers surveyed, none of the firms with securities lending programs had ended them, and several non-lending managers were considering restarting.

Correlation does not always imply causation,  especially in finance, but you can count among the peripheral consequences of ‘Brexit’ a serious spike in the price of  future retirement...

Real estate continues to be the top alternatives pick for pension funds.

Transfers continued to favor fixed income investments.

If the pension plans included in the study, sponsored by NAREIT, had reversed their REIT and hedge fund allocations over the 1998 through 2014 period, at the end...

Retirement plan advisers will need to help DC plan sponsors communicate to participants and help DB plan sponsors review their investment strategies.

Asset classes with the most inflows were Bond funds, GIC/Stable Value funds, and Money Market funds.

Plan sponsors are coming to appreciate that a smaller investment menu does not necessarily imply a less sophisticated menu. 

In addition, International/Global Equity funds experienced $7.8 billion of net outflows during the month, Strategic Insight data shows.