The Markets

Fidelity's final quarterly retirement snapshot for 2014 shows the average 401(k) balance continues to push record levels.

Rapid growth in exchange-traded fund assets is causing significant change at asset management firms, including many...

Institutional asset managers are still bullish on U.S. stocks for 2015, though global volatility concerns continue.

The Timken Company has agreed to purchase a group annuity from Prudential to pay retirees’ future pension benefits.

Plan sponsors and advisers should consider the steps that go into a prudent process for selecting a provider if they want to include a lifetime income solution in...

The SEC has charged Standard & Poor’s with fraudulent ratings conduct related to ratings of mortgage-backed securities.

A PIMCO Total Return Fund investor lawsuit calls into question compensation paid to former co-chief investment officers and co-chief executive officers Mohamed El-Erian and Bill Gross.

Just 0.022% of total defined contribution (DC) plan assets traded in December 2014, with a slight majority of days (55%) favoring equities over fixed-income assets, Aon Hewitt data...

Equities captured the majority of fund inflows in 2014.

Mergers and acquisitions among health care organizations continue to affect not-for-profit health care organizations and their retirement plan investing decisions.

In 2015, the question for defined benefit plan sponsors and their advisers will not just be, “What will interest rates do?”

Investor skepticism gives way to optimism, the equities market will continue delivering (but brace for a rocky ride) and retirement plans will want to take a hard look...

Retirement investors and pension funds have not had to wait very long to test their 2015...

Given relatively expensive domestic equity market valuations and historically low developed market interest rates, institutional investors...

Recent reports have claimed health savings accounts (HSAs) can be a useful additional tool for retirement saving. But, how feasible is it that employees can accumulate savings in...

While institutional investors are optimistic about equities in 2015, their outlook is tempered by market risks that are difficult to predict and control.

November inflows totaled nearly $53 billion for stock and bond funds, according to Strategic Insight’s monthly fund review.

The biggest challenge for retirement plans offering managed account services to participants is creating simplicity out of increasing complexity, says Cerulli Associates.

A recent deal between Northwestern Mutual and the London Stock Exchange Group brings more than $9 trillion in benchmarked assets under one roof.

With markets less volatile than in October, 401(k) participants slowed transfer activity in November.