The Advisor Confidence Index (ACI), a benchmark that gauges adviser views on the U.S. economy and stock market, ended the year on a slight decline from November to...
Investors should expect another turbulent year of market volatility caused by a mix of heightened policy risk, political uncertainty, low growth and low interest rates.
Towers Watson believes that stable value investors should be aware of a few shifts brought on by a combination of an underlying structural change and recent economic stress.
Sixty-three percent of investment managers surveyed by SEI at its annual CFO Forum for Alternative Investment Managers are optimistic about their firm’s prospects over the next three years.
A report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College suggests that for corporate pension plans, the potential diversification benefits from investing in alternative investments may be...
Defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors claim to have a higher level of confidence regarding their target-date fund offerings compared to a year ago, according to Janus Capital Group.
Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company, said U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced $19 billion in net inflows in October alone.
Teresa Ghilarducci, director of The New School's Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), drafted a proposal to offer low-fee, low-risk personal retirement accounts to all workers by...
Among institutional asset owners, not a single category reported positive median returns during the third quarter, according to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (Wilshire TUCS).
Aon Hewitt’s October 401(k) Index found that despite the recent market rally, 401(k) participants transferred assets from equities into fixed income investments for the fifth consecutive month.