The Markets

Manager search activity increased in 2012 as institutional investors looked to diversify their portfolios, according to data released by Mercer.

S&P 1500 pension plan funding levels slipped 2% in April as a decline in interest rates offset the effect of a stronger equity market, according to Mercer.

A new study offers another argument for providing plan participants with a shorter menu of investment options.

The economy is experiencing some familiar trends, but certain details should dictate different investing reactions.

A 412(e)(3) fully insured defined benefit (DB) plan might be the right solution for small-business clients with stable profits. 

LIMRA asked 2,000 Americans a series of basic financial and retirement questions—and one-third failed the test.

The New York City Pension Funds have filed a lawsuit against British Petroleum (BP).

Bond investors could be living in a bubble, as rising bond prices may be obscuring the truth of less-than-zero yields on...

A study from Northern Trust found that more institutional investors are considering allocation to alternative indexes for beta management.

Asset managers and consultants are transforming portfolio construction challenges into new mandates, according to Cerulli Associates. 

The Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (TUCS) Spotlight found little difference between large and small plans’ total performance levels in 2012.  

The good, the bad and the uncertain are the ratings for economic forecasts by Robert Doll, chief equity strategist at Nuveen Asset Management. 

If you caught last night’s “The Retirement Gamble” documentary, you can likely understand it generated some criticism in the retirement industry.

In March 2013, the nation's largest corporate defined benefit pension plans showed a $29 billion increase in funded status.

In the first quarter of 2013, investors added $184.3 billion to long-term open-end mutual funds while redeeming $92.8 billion from money market funds, according to Morningstar.

The past few years have seen a steady increase in real estate investments, according to Chuck Schreiber Jr., chief executive of KBS Realty Advisors.

Most defined contribution plan participants were content to stay put with their investments in March, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

The downward trend in average expense ratios paid by investors in mutual funds continued during 2012, says a report from the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

Stock and bond mutual funds and ETFs (exchange-traded funds) set an all-time quarterly flows record in the first quarter of 2013 of $246 billion. 

Investment managers grew more optimistic about the U.S. economy in the first quarter of 2013, according to a survey from Northern Trust.