Tag: Markets

Aston Asset Management LP partnered with Lee Munder Capital Group LLC to debut a mutual fund, the ASTON/LMCG Emerging Markets Fund.

Ninety-eight percent of defined contribution (DC) investment consultants polled recommend clients offer a target-date or target-risk investment tier.

U.S. investors who missed the four-year rally could be ready to return to market, according to BNY Mellon.

Northern Trust released an emerging markets index that incorporates environmental, social and governance (ESG) screens.

Market Vectors ETF Trust released a new exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (NYSE: THHY). 

Clients sometimes wander away from the investment policy statement because of distorted perceptions of market volatility, Russell Investments found in an adviser survey.

Neuberger Berman Group LLC rolled out retirement share classes (R6 shares) for seven of its mutual funds.

The relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities was virtually unchanged in February.

Frederick J. O’Meally had a final judgment entered against him by a federal court in New York stemming from an action filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission...

Mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets through broker/dealers and registered investment advisers (RIAs) had more than 30% growth in 2012 than wirehouses.

Address market challenges, embrace innovation and take the lead in improving retirement policy, said Robert L. Reynolds, president and chief executive of Putnam Investments.

Target Date Fund Analytics (TDF Analytics) was released by Markov Processes International (MPI) for plan sponsors, their advisers and for providers of an increasingly used product.

Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel Inc. (DAIC) launched the Dunham Alternative Strategy Fund (DNASX).

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets increased $67.7 billion (5.0%) in January.

Schwab ETF OneSource was launched by Charles Schwab, with access to the highest number of commission-free exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the industry.

Russell Indexes introduced the Russell High Efficiency Defensive Indexes, an index series extending the Russell Defensive Index methodology.

Last year was good for target-date funds (TDFs), according to Morningstar.

Daily transfer volume was above average among defined contribution (DC) plan participants in December, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

Six portfolios from Curian Capital LLC give access to the expertise of research firms, analytical tools and user-friendly technology.

In 2012, mutual fund managers small and large saw substantial net inflows to their bond and stock funds.