The Markets

2015 was the first calendar year since 2008 that institutional investors overall had a negative return.

Target-date fund investors are absorbing the lesson that both passive and active investments can play a role in retirement portfolios, according  to new research from Voya Investment Management.

Following the Federal Reserve’s decision this week to hold off at least a little longer on its next rate hike, one Prudential fixed-income leader anticipates a volatile but...

“We recommend that plan sponsors consider these investment ‘ideas’ in the context of their overall plan objectives and constrains and under the advice of their investment consultant or...

Experts suggest many long-term investors have absorbed central lessons about volatility and trading—especially among more sophisticated segments of the investing population. 

Market volatility, longevity and PBGC premiums are prompting sponsors to take a harder look at funding levels.

Findings from a Northern Trust survey show corporate earnings and U.S. economic growth are among the top concerns of global asset managers—but even with emerging volatility managers are...

New data from Strategic Insight shows long-term mutual funds and ETFs attracted $158 billion of net new investment in 2015, despite $40 billion of outflows in December. 

Differing from the narrative of some providers, one researcher suggests the use of alternative investments may not expand that much further in the DC space. 

Mercer outlines the top investment considerations to discuss with not-for-profit healthcare organizations in 2016.

From the headline-grabbing U.N. climate summit held in Paris to new DOL regulations on environmentally-minded investing by retirement plans, sustainability is clearly on the mind. How are providers...

The index was established as a benchmarking tool for investors in globally-diversified, multi-asset portfolios that include alternative investments, and is the basis for a collective trust used in...

John Hollyer with Vanguard sees the SEC’s new efforts having a minimal effect on retirement plan investors.

The economy will keep on muddling through; investors will have to jump some hurdles, but Bob Doll says there is still room for optimism.

More than 75% of asset managers expect to see an increase in RFPs, RFIs, and due diligence questionnaires in the next 12 months, according to Cerulli Associates. 

Retirement specialist financial advisers face a constant stream of regulatory and market change—especially regarding defined contribution plan investment menus.

The association wants to help sponsors better prepare participants for retirement.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management predicts the world’s major economies will grind out another year of modest growth in 2016, even as central bank policies diverge.

Approximately $200 million or more of the total of $400 million of expenses falling within certain categories being reviewed may have been incorrectly invoiced.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by one-quarter of a percent, the first raise in nine years.