Tag: Benchmarks

Dow Jones Indexes has launched its Global Shipping Index, which measures the performance of twenty-five dividend-paying companies in the shipping industry.

BlackRock has expanded its menu of index mutual funds for defined contribution plans with nine BlackRock LifePath Index Portfolios and the All Country World Index ex U.S. Fund.

Dow Jones Indexes and UBS Investment Bank have launched the Dow Jones-UBS Roll Select Commodity Index, a gauge designed to mitigate the negative effects of contango on index...

Vanguard announced that it will expand the availability of its Admiral Shares with six additional domestic and international equity index funds.

Russell Investments announced that Shelton Unger joined the firm to lead Russell Index sales and relationships with retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and endowments.  

Effective methods for determining and benchmarking retirement readiness for plan sponsor clients. 

Wesley S. Chan will join Acadian Asset Management LLC as Director of Research Operations.

The Spectrem Affluent Investor Confidence Index fell 11 points in June, its biggest drop in more than three years. 

A panel at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference discussed best practices for building a better retirement plan investment menu.

Global index provider Dow Jones Indexes announced that it has sold its 50% interest in Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB). 

The Callan DC Index started the year strongly, advancing 4.3% in the first quarter, bolstering the annual return since inception, which now stands at 3.8%.   

UBS Investment Bank has expanded its ETRACS Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) platform with the 2xLeveraged Long Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index.

Russell Investments and Axioma, Inc., a provider of advanced tools for portfolio optimization and risk analysis, have collaborated to launch a series of long-only large and small cap...

S&P Indices has introduced the S&P Commodity Producers Index Series.

With inflation concerns looming larger, S&P Indices has launched a TIPS Index.

No matter which team wins Sunday, if you’re a stock market fan, it should be a “win-win.”   

Standard & Poor's has announced the launch of the S&P GSCI Dynamic Roll Index.  

Russell Investments has launched two new emerging markets indexes.

Dow Jones Indexes has introduced a country classification system that will apply to all countries covered in its major index families.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may not (yet) be worried about inflation, and Social Security may not see the need for a cost of living...