The Markets

REITs Lose Ground in November

REITs nearly tripled the performance of the S&P 500 Index in the first 11 months of the year, although they lost ground in November, according to new data.

Master Trusts See Positive Q3 2010

The median return of the BNY Mellon Master Trust Universe was 8.48% for the third quarter of 2010, reversing course from the -4.87 % return reported for Q2.

529 Plan Assets up 8.5% in Q310

Total 529 college savings plan assets increased to an estimated $127 billion as of 3Q10, reflecting an 8.5% increase from 2Q10 assets of $117 billion, according to the...

International Funds Shine in 2010

The global mutual fund industry is on pace for $850 billion in net inflows to stock and bond mutual funds in 2010, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an...

Funds Take in $26B in October

Investors contributed $26.8 billion to long-term mutual funds in October, about twice the previous month's tally, according to the latest Morningstar fund flow data.

401k Assets Swing to Equities in October

For the first time in five months, 401(k) participants’ asset transfers were equity oriented after a long run of being fixed-income directed, according to the latest Aon Hewitt...

REITs Enjoying Strong 2010

REITs continued their strong rally through October, and REIT total returns year-to-date through October 31 were triple those of the S&P 500 for the same period, according to...