The Markets

Total assets managed by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally reached $3.3 trillion in 2013, compared with $3.1 trillion in 2012, Towers Watson research finds.

The addition of a Roth savings feature to defined contribution plans is becoming more popular.

Trading activity in defined contribution plans in June continued to be light—marking the second lowest monthly level since Aon Hewitt began tracking participant transfers in 1997.

The funding for defined benefit (DB) retirement plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies showed a slight improvement during June, according to a recent analysis from Mercer.

The traditional approach to evaluating the risk tolerance of retiring clients has some problems, according to Michael E. Kitces, director of research at Pinnacle Advisory Group.

BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse, which have each pled guilty to U.S. criminal charges, are asking to be able to keep managing U.S. pension plan assets.

The funded status of corporate defined benefit (DB) plans in the United States increased to 92% during June, with liabilities decreasing 0.2% during the month.

With some exceptions, sponsors of 403(b) retirement plans, especially school systems, have problems getting employees to participate in the plans.

Target-date funds (TDFs) are an important tool for workplace retirement investors, says Steven Anderson, of Schwab Retirement Plan Services, but more efficient methods of delegated lifecycle investing are...

The economic cost of maintaining liability for a defined benefit (DB) pension plan in May remained level at 108.7% of the same liability, according to the Mercer U.S....

The global investment picture continues to strengthen at midyear 2014, despite first quarter setbacks, with stronger performance in developed economies and persistent low inflation predicted.

The relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities fell for the second month in a row, according to Dietrich & Associates, Inc.’s Pension Risk Transfer Index.

One lesson Stuart Ritter, of T. Rowe Price Investment Services, strives to impress on the public is that $25,000 saved and $25,000 borrowed are far from equivalent.

Retirement plan advisers can deliver significant value by helping sponsor clients address the shortcomings of prepackaged TDF solutions, says Tara Mashack-Behney of Conrad Siegel Investment Advisors.

Defined contribution (DC) plan participants bucked the stock market adage of “sell in May and stay away,” continuing recent trends with a light trading month in May, says...

Long-term funds netted $39.2 billion in May, increasing the year-to-date intake to $215 billion, according to Strategic Insight (SI).

Global asset manager Russell Investments announced the annual realignment of its global equity indexes to reflect market changes from the past year.

Plan investment committees could benefit from a greater diversity in membership, says a new paper from Vanguard.

Eight in 10 defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors expressed interest in pension risk transfer products.

The effort to de-risk defined benefit (DB) pension plans is an immensely complex task that presents no shortage of challenges or opportunities to retirement plan sponsors and consultants.