Data & Research September 20th, 2024 US Retirement Assets Hit Record $40T Asset growth is led by an increase in holdings in IRAs and 401(k) plans.
Compliance September 3rd, 2024 Raymond James Fined Over Mutual Fund Monitoring FINRA fined two of the firm’s subsidiaries a total of $1.8 million for allegations of failing to properly review mutual...
Compliance August 29th, 2024 Mutual Fund Managers ‘Dodge Bullet’ on Swing Pricing The SEC decided not to move ahead with what the mutual fund industry had argued would be a costly proposal to manage market volatility.
Data & Research August 9th, 2024 CITs ‘Inch Past’ Mutual Funds to Become Lead Target-Date Investment Vehicle June 2024 data from Morningstar show collective investment trust target-dates make up about 50.5% of TDF assets.
Data & Research July 17th, 2024 Mutual Fund Fees in 401(k)s Have Dropped by More Than Half This Century ICI data show the steady drop in mutual fund fees, even as the most popular 401(k) investment vehicle faces competition...
Products June 20th, 2024 Vanguard Reopens Two Actively Managed Mutual Funds to New Investors Vanguard has brought back its Primecap and Primecap Core funds, which were closed to new investors in 2004 and 2009,...
Data & Research May 30th, 2024 Investor Shifts Herald ‘Irreversible Decline’ for Mutual Funds A Broadridge study shows the continued shift away from mutual funds to ETFs and stocks by individual investors; separate Simfund...
Compliance May 23rd, 2024 SEC’s Gensler Seeks to Clarify Mutual Fund Swing Pricing Proposal The Chairman suggested that the regulator might opt for liquidity fees instead of swing pricing for open-end funds and also...
Products & Services May 2nd, 2024 Alternative Reality Alt investing in DC plans is still a dim possibility despite some solutions already in market, according to Cerulli.
Deals & People April 16th, 2024 Victory to Acquire Amundi’s $104B U.S. Division The Paris-based asset manager Amundi will cede its U.S. business to Victory in exchange for a 26.1% stake in the...
Products & Services February 29th, 2024 401(k) World: DCIO Managers Adjust to Fee Pressures The fourth story in this PLANADVISER In-Depth series considers how the rise of CITs and passive options have changed retirement...
Practice Management January 30th, 2024 BlackRock Heightens DC-Adviser Focus Firm announces new resource center, and leader, to work across DC plan and financial advisement.
Client Service January 22nd, 2024 American Funds Maintains Largest TDF Inflows in 2023 The TDF manager brought $19.8 billion into its TDF investments in 2023, highest among U.S. managers.
Deals & People December 14th, 2023 MFS, Natixis Both Name New CEOs Philippe Setbon will step into the Natixis job immediately, while Edward Maloney’s promotion at MFS will take effect in 2025.
View Points November 8th, 2023 Know the Risks Resulting From Swing Pricing, Hard Close Proposals American Trust Custody’s COO explains why plan advisers and sponsors should prepare for an increase in plan costs if the...
Data & Research October 23rd, 2023 Long-Term Investment Fund Assets Set to Rise After 2022 Dip After a tumultuous few years of rising interest rates and market volatility, ISS MI sees a return to growth for...
Data & Research October 4th, 2023 Managed Accounts’ Default Use Limited by Litigation Fears, Fees Plan advisers continue to pick TDFs in retirement plans, rather than more personalized managed accounts, in part due to legal...
The Markets September 7th, 2023 Can ETFs Work in 401(k)s With Mutual Fund Rebranding? F/m Investments has asked the SEC for the right to classify an ETF series as mutual funds to be accessible...
Compliance May 9th, 2023 Aon, Astellas Pay to Settle CIT Conflict of Interest Litigation A 2020 case over the performance of proprietary CITs ends with a settlement.
Compliance May 8th, 2023 SEC Swing-Pricing Rule Would Make Participants Second-Class Investors The president and COO of Nationwide Financial argues the rule would be bad for retirement plan and annuity product investors.