Tag: Equities

Northern Trust Asset Management launched a new fund for institutional investors that encompasses quality small capitalization stocks across global developed equity markets.

Three-quarters of Americans say it is hard to keep up with bills and save for retirement at the same time, with 43% saying it is “very hard,” a...

Morningstar Inc. has been selected by Charles Schwab to provide global equity analyst research and ratings for independent registered investment advisers (RIAs) that custody with the firm.

Long-term mutual funds experienced net outflows of $900 million in September, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International Company.

Investors of all ages have an improper allocation to equities in their portfolios, a new study contends.

Investors deem caution towards the stock market as wise, and Social Security is key to retirement confidence, according to the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index.

As options proliferate on investment menus, retirement plan advisers will have their work cut out for them, said panelists in discussing investment menus at PANC 2014 in Orlando,...

Retirement plan participants and other long-term investors should favor low-volatility stocks over riskier equities, according to a new analysis from Research Affiliates LLC.

Plan size, average participant account balance, and percentage of plan assets invested in diversified equity holdings are drivers of defined contribution (DC) plan fees, a study finds.

Lincoln Financial Group’s Retirement Plan Services business enhanced its Ibbotson Insight Series investment lineup available in the Lincoln Director employer-sponsored retirement plan program.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a request for information (RFI) about the use of brokerage windows, self-directed brokerage accounts, and similar features in 401(k)-type retirement plans.

A lower court applied the wrong standard when determining that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) proved its fiduciary breach did not cause losses to retirement plan participants, an...

Five years is something of an eternity when forecasting equity market risks and returns, but Northern Trust sees reason for optimism in its latest long-term capital markets outlook.

Retirement plan sponsors should recognize that different age groups have different financial priorities and investment outlooks, according to Cogent Reports, a division of Market Strategies International.

The average account balance of consistent participants in 401(k) plans saw a 6.8% annualized increase between year-end 2007 and year-end 2012, says a new study.

Financial professionals were increasingly focused on market volatility in the second quarter of 2014, says a quarterly adviser sentiment survey from Fidelity Financial Advisor Solutions.

American Century Emerging Markets Debt, American Century Strategic Income and American Century Short Duration Strategic Income were rolled out by American Century Investments.

Market corrections are notoriously difficult—many say impossible—to predict, but that doesn’t mean investors should abandon the idea of preparing in advance for the next correction.

Retirement plan sponsors may want to offer so-called responsible investment options in their plans, but may have some concerns.

The financial crisis taught institutional investors many tough lessons, says Alexi Maravel, associate director at Cerulli Associates, including the importance of non-correlated assets in periods of market stress.