Tag: Equities

Prudential Investment Management experts are focused on an aging global investing population that will continue to dampen economic growth and keep interest rates low globally—rivaling the impact of...

Eighty-one percent would prefer a product with a guaranteed 4% return.

Nationwide beefs up investment solution builder program; Acuitas establishes new long/short equity option designed for retirement plans; LGIMA touts new liability-based funds for small and mid-sized pensions. 

Volatility and geopolitical challenges aside, experts at one ERISA-focused law firm are hearing more frequent inquiries from qualified U.S. retirement plans about investing in domestic Chinese markets.

Strategic Insight data shows long-term mutual funds and exchange-traded products secured significantly stronger inflows in October. 

Often, investment jargon is designed to market and not to inform, says Segal Rogerscasey’s CIO Tim Barron.

Investment managers surveyed by Northern Trust have changed their views since the second quarter.

It’s rarely a good move to trade on emotion, but it does make sense to revisit risk tolerance during times of volatility.

Investor demand for international equity offerings tumbled again, attracting just $3.8 billion in September, according to Strategic Insight.

Cerulli Associates finds “fiduciary fears” are supporting flows into lower-cost, passive products, but many plan sponsors overestimate their ability to mitigate fiduciary liability through indexed investments.

Retirement plan participants who consistently contribute show greater balances.

The most recent market environment reinforces the need for bonds and should encourage plan sponsors to look at innovative strategies.

This week’s new investment products and services include an absolute return fund from Goldman Sachs; a book about stable value investing from Stable Value Consultants; and the launch...

A majority of asset management firms are reforming share classes and approaches to fees, especially for the qualified retirement plan market. 

The last full week of August was a test of will for retirement plan participants. Many buckled under the pressure.

This week’s investment product launches include an expanded fund lineup from Guardian Retirement Solutions and a multi-asset growth fund from Oppenheimer. 

The usual flow of retirement research and market commentary is being complemented this week by a refreshing look at the fundamentals—at the roles volatility and perception play in...

They point out that volatility is the price investors pay for potential returns.

Growth without the drawdown risk in a defined benefit plan? Alternatives may be an answer, some experts say.

Movement in the effective interest rate decreased pension plan liabilities sharply during the second quarter of 2015.