Tag: Investment Managers

Global asset management firm Schroders hired Marc Mayer to lead its institutional business initiatives in North America.

The funded status of the largest U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans decreased in April, shows data from consulting and actuarial firm Milliman Inc.

The Towers Watson Pension Index dropped 1.2% for the month of April to reach a value of 74.3, showing a decrease in the funded status of U.S. corporate...

T. Rowe Price, a provider of investment management services, has launched the new Credit Opportunities Fund.

Newfound Research and 3D Asset Management have released the PrudentPath Target-Date Portfolio Series, a suite of model lifecycle portfolios utilizing exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and hybrid management.

Funding for corporate defined benefit (DB) plans decreased in April, says an analysis from the BNY Mellon Investment Strategy and Solutions Group (ISSG).

Thomson Reuters launched the Thomson ONE Anywhere mobile wealth management solution for iPad and Android tablets.

The estimated funded level of defined benefit (DB) plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies fell another 1% in April to 84%, according to Mercer.

Plan officials need to offer a greater variety of target-date fund glide path options to meet the differing needs of participants, Transamerica says in a new white paper.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has revamped its Target Date Compass Program to help financial advisers steer plan sponsor clients through an increasingly complex target-date fund (TDF) selection process.

Envestnet, Inc. has enhanced the capabilities of its Impact Investing Solutions platform, through which retirement plan clients can develop socially responsible investing (SRI) programs.

Data about organizations' searches for investment managers reflects a shift toward non-traditional asset mandates.

For the past 30 years, investors, including retirement plan sponsors and participants, have found comfort in fixed-income investments.

Investors in North America and Europe are making use of smart beta indexes in diverse ways, according to a survey from global asset manager Russell Investments.

BlackRock, Inc. has expanded its proprietary CoRI retirement suite with new income projection and portfolio allocation analysis tools.

Benefits solutions provider ADP has introduced the IPS Zero investment platform, designed for retirement plan advisers who employ a fee-for-service compensation structure.

New research indicates defined benefit (DB) plans will turn increasingly to alternative investments during 2014.

Sure it's good to achieve a “comfortable” retirement, but one investment manager says many retirement plan participants are struggling to achieve even basic levels of retirement income adequacy.

Adam Craig joined INTECH Investment Management as a managing director of consultant relations.

Retirement plan participants are showing strong interest in target-date strategies, but one provider says retirement investors should stick to the most conservative approaches.