The Markets

Regions Financial Corp. Chief Executive Dowd Ritter told employees the bank will restore its 401(k) matching contributions and restart its accruals on employees’ pension plans in January.

The latest Bank of America (BofA) Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey found that risk appetite among investors is tip-toeing upward.

Specific environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors can have a positive impact on portfolio returns, according to a new Mercer report.

The good news is that the economy will see growth in 2010—but it will be modest, said Paul Zemsky, head of asset allocation and multi-manager investments at ING...

A survey by Morningstar, Inc., and Barron's magazine found that despite questionable performance during the market downturn and hedge fund scandals, institutional investors and advisers still view alternative...

Black & Decker Corp. is restoring pay cuts and the firm’s 401(k) match, according to published reports.

The Washington Times has told staff that it is suspending its 401(k) match.

A new Morningstar mutual fund flow report for October shows that most of the money investors yanked during the 2008 downturn from equity funds has been directed to...

Investor inflation and weak dollar concerns affected exchange-traded-fund (ETF) flows again in October, according to Morningstar.

Saying the company "will continue to be committed to being highly competitive and paying for performance," J.P.Morgan Chase's Director of HR John Donnelly informed employees that 401(k) match...

The latest exchange-traded-fund (ETF) data from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) show that industry-wide total assets were down $5.3 billion, or 0.08%, to $689 billion for October.

A Mercer study found value funds outperformed growth funds in the third quarter, as the median large-cap value fund posted a gain of 16.3% compared to a gain...

Retirement plan investors seemed of two minds in October, with asset transfers out of 401(k) plans showing equal numbers favoring equities as fixed income, according to the latest...

Investors deposited a record $50 billion on a net basis into bond funds in September, bringing year-to-date bond fund flow volumes to $290 billion, according to Strategic Insight...

In a memo to Tribune Co. employees announcing a new retirement plan, Chief Administrative Officer Gerry Spector said the company's employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) likely will be...

The combined assets of the nation’s mutual funds increased by $211.8 billion, or 2%, to $10.824 trillion in September, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

As many investors are still underweight equities, the logical thing to do is rebalance back toward equities, said David Kelly, managing director, chief market strategist for J.P. Morgan...

The defined contribution investment only (DCIO) business is moving from a minor appendage of an asset management firm's sales effort to its backbone, according to Sway Research’s latest...

A new analysis shows that, contrary to popular opinion, mass affluent consumers were not passive during the difficult financial environment of 2008 and 2009.

A recent paper says that investors gain 2.5% higher returns every year, on a risk-adjusted basis, by investing in "sin" stocks–publicly traded companies involved in alcohol, tobacco, and...