The Markets

Investors added $15.9 billion to long-term mutual funds in July, driven by inflows of $7.9 billion into international-equity funds.

Traditional U.S. corporate defined benefit plans ended the second quarter with 4% to 6% higher funding ratios, according to Legal...

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets in the U.S. received more than $42 billion of inflows in the month of July.

Just 11% of investors scored an “A” on an eight-question investment literacy quiz given by John Hancock.

During the first half of 2013, investors globally contributed $665 billion of net inflows to funds worldwide excluding money markets.

Institutional investors posted mixed returns in Q213, according to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (Wilshire TUCS).

The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan in July increased 1.6 percentage points to 88.2%.

Funding levels of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies continued a strong rebound in 2013.

A recent analysis found that July signaled a positive trend so far in 2013 for sponsors of pension plans.

A recent report reveals the amount pensions of S&P 500 companies were underfunded in 2012 reached a record.

According to Mellon Capital Management, U.S.-based investors with international portfolios may want to consider the merits of hedging.

The Invesco Equity and Income Fund has been approved as a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA).

When it comes to asset-allocation funds, retirement plan sponsors can choose between off-the-shelf solutions and customized options.

Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes remained steady in June, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

The surprising rise in interest rates that began in early May and spiked in June triggered a 2.4% average loss for all bond funds during June.

If bond yields keep rising, and equities and other return-generating asset classes outperform fixed-income, plan sponsors may want to pause and consider glide path strategies.   

Investors withdrew $43.8 billion from taxable-bond funds and $16.4 billion from municipal-bond funds, making June the worst month on record for bond funds in terms of total outflows.

The funded status of corporate pensions improved in June by $47 billion.

The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities, increased during June.

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets decreased by $59.7 billion, or 4%, in June.