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Uncertainty over the economy accelerated in July, causing U.S. mutual fund investors to net redeem an estimated $16 billion in cash out of U.S. stock and bond mutual...

In June, excluding short-term money products, local funds in Asia attracted over $15 billion in net flows, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.

Some workers are making ends meet by foregoing long-term savings, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey.

Stephen Johnson and Eric Mull will join Wilmington Trust as part of the company’s business development initiative.

June saw the U.S. exchange-traded fund industry rebound with net inflows of $9.8 billion, and July saw that trend continue as U.S. ETFs rallied, bringing in $17.2 billion.

June's trends accelerated in July, with estimated long-term fund outflows quadrupling to $17.1 billion, according to data from Morningstar.

A recently released study from Pulse Logic set out to explain why independent registered investment advisers (RIAs) have more assets under management than broker/dealer affiliated advisers.  

Mutual fund asset growth is expected to level out at a 10% rate in 2011, as compared to the 16% increase experienced in 2010, according to Financial Research...

Great-West Retirement Services has unveiled a fee disclosure template that goes beyond the requirements outlined by the Department of Labor.

SunTrust Banks added its new Retirement Readiness reports to its institutional 401(k) platform, which aim to help employers evaluate how prepared their employees are for retirement.

With over 750 million users, Facebook would have the third largest population if it were a country–and one group has plans to wipe it off the map.   

M&I Institutional Trust Services has named Jeffrey Wallace as Vice President and Regional Sales Director for California and Nevada.

Originating from an organization with over 30 years of experience in health benefit management, Simplifi ESO, LLC has launched its business operations nationwide.

In what industry experts are calling “unprecedented times,” experts say it is important that investors avoid panic selling and stay focused on their long-term strategies. 

Security Benefit Corporation announced that Michael Kiley will become Chief Executive Officer effective September 30, 2011.

Cerulli's upcoming report on the Defined Contribution Investment Only (DCIO) marketplace attributes the legacy of DCIO as a retail business on the fact that individual investors have largely...

Reliance Trust Company hired attorney and industry veteran Robert F. Cook as Executive Vice President and a manager of the Church and Non-Profit division.

Cerulli's annual report on the retail alternatives space finds more than 70% of asset managers cite the desire to help investors boost risk-adjusted returns as the primary driver...

The U.S. real estate business of UBS Global Asset Management appointed Laurie Tillinghast as Executive Director, Defined Contribution Product and Strategy.

Defined contribution plans in 2015 will be better-suited to help participants achieve a successful retirement, according to Diversified's Prescience 2015: Expert Opinions on the Future of Retirement Plans.