The Markets

Overall, target-maturity funds had a good first quarter in terms of performance and asset inflows, according to Morningstar’s Ibbotson Associates.

The median return of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe was 4.53% for the first quarter, marking the third consecutive quarter of positive returns.

Stock and bond funds maintained a strong pace of net inflows during April, netting nearly $50 billion (including exchange-traded funds or ETFs), according to Strategic Insight, an Asset...

Plan Sponsor Advisors (PSA) has released a diagnostic tool which helps determine the best target-date strategies for retirement plans based on behaviors and demographics.

Institutions are seeking more consistent returns across economic environments, according to new research from Cerulli Associates.

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets increased by $24.1 billion, or 1.7%, in April.

Double digit U.S. equity returns powered a solid first quarter for all institutional plan types, according to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (TUCS).

Manager search activity increased in 2012 as institutional investors looked to diversify their portfolios, according to data released by Mercer.

S&P 1500 pension plan funding levels slipped 2% in April as a decline in interest rates offset the effect of a stronger equity market, according to Mercer.

A new study offers another argument for providing plan participants with a shorter menu of investment options.

The economy is experiencing some familiar trends, but certain details should dictate different investing reactions.

A 412(e)(3) fully insured defined benefit (DB) plan might be the right solution for small-business clients with stable profits. 

LIMRA asked 2,000 Americans a series of basic financial and retirement questions—and one-third failed the test.

The New York City Pension Funds have filed a lawsuit against British Petroleum (BP).

Bond investors could be living in a bubble, as rising bond prices may be obscuring the truth of less-than-zero yields on...

A study from Northern Trust found that more institutional investors are considering allocation to alternative indexes for beta management.

Asset managers and consultants are transforming portfolio construction challenges into new mandates, according to Cerulli Associates. 

The Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (TUCS) Spotlight found little difference between large and small plans’ total performance levels in 2012.  

The good, the bad and the uncertain are the ratings for economic forecasts by Robert Doll, chief equity strategist at Nuveen Asset Management. 

If you caught last night’s “The Retirement Gamble” documentary, you can likely understand it generated some criticism in the retirement industry.