Virtus Investment Partners has launched the Virtus Premium AlphaSector Fund (Class A: VAPAX), an extension of Virtus' AlphaSector product suite that is subadvised by quantitatively-based investment firm F-Squared...
Russell Investments has announced a new offering that "provides advisers with a next-generation tool that responds to current market conditions while still providing long-term risk management."
While the spate of revenue-sharing suits has—for the moment, anyway—faded into the background, fees remain one of the most hotly debated topics in our industry. ...
The 34% global market rebound of 2009, while a welcome respite, only slightly improved the funding status of S&P 500 pension plans, according to a recent analysis.
Institutional investment managers have moderated their expectations for global growth in the face of European debt concerns, according to a quarterly survey conducted by Northern Trust Global Advisors...
A former participant in the 401(k) and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) of a now-defunct Lincoln, Nebraska-based bank has filed a stock drop lawsuit against the plans' fiduciaries.
Independent retirement consulting firm 401(k) Advisors has announced the opening of an office in Orlando, Florida, under the leadership of Phillip Senderowitz.
A study of 84 large employers from Hewitt Associates finds that employees who contribute to their savings plans over a full career are on track to have retirement...
Interactive Data Corporation has announced that it is providing end-of-day index values as well as analytics capabilities for ten of Accretive Asset Management, LLC’s Bulletshares USD Corporate Bond...
An analysis of Mercer’s database of 1.2 million defined contribution plan participants suggests that participants who utilized automatic rebalancing and automatic deferral increase during the recent market downturns...
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has expanded its Retirement & Philanthropic Services (RPS) group with the addition of two new members, one focused on the small business segment...