Tag: Fixed income

SIFMA says it has a strong interest in clarifying the fiduciary obligations of investment managers in selecting and managing investment options in retirement plans governed by ERISA.

However, they still held the largest percentage of total balances in October and received the largest percentage of contributions.

It will provide new ideas about how to enhance to the Commission regarding efficiency and resiliency of these evolving markets.

The consolidated litigation alleges the firm invested its stable value funds in risky assets, causing losses to retirement plan participants.

Franklin Templeton Presents Upcoming Passive ETFs; CLS Partners With Five Providers to Launch ETF Models; PFM Acquires FCM Assets to Include Stable Value Investments Offering.

One solution NEPC suggests is Treasury Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities, or STRIPS.

Columbia Threadneedle premieres strategic beta bond ETF; and Change Finance launches new sustainable investing ETF.

Hartford Funds Expands Fixed Income ETF Suite; Sage Releases ESG Intermediate Credit Index; ICMA-RC Opening Investments to Private Sector.

Several Americans across generations fear their portfolios aren’t diversified enough to secure a comfortable retirement in the event of a market correction.

The 3% return on the standard equity portfolio measured during the second quarter pushed the decade-old DC plan investing index to a record-breaking year. 

Goldman Sachs Launches High Yield Corporate Bond ETF; Sage Advisory Introduces Custom Laddered Strategy; and Franklin Templeton Rolls Out Active Municipal Bond ETFs.

Morningstar reports that among active U.S. stock funds, the worst performers were small blend funds, of which only 32% beat their benchmarks in the past year.

Experts with Charles Schwab warn that a decade of generally stable credit markets has some investors feeling a false sense of security about “stretching for yield” within near...

However, according to the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index, formerly the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index, trading activity for the months was the lowest for the year.

Aria’s RetireOne Platform Offering Variable Annuity; Vanguard Launches Global Balanced Funds; Pensionmark Rolls Out New Investment Reporting Tools; and more.

Wells Fargo released its Retirement Optimism Index, which offers insight into what retirees and non-retirees think about the current interest rate environment and what’s to come.

Even with more innovative approaches to building menus, the experts agreed that workers today “will not be able to invest their way out of the major challenges they...

Exchange-traded funds remain a marginal part of the DC retirement plan market, but recent product evolution on the fixed-income side could change that.

As the Federal Reserve nears its dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability, there are increasing concerns about inflation, even though they are still muted, according to...