Investing

Passive stock and bond funds netted $19.9 billion in inflows in February.

JP Morgan researchers suggest 7% or 8% annual return assumptions have very little chance of holding out in coming years and decades.

The public fund giant says VW’s purposeful deception in defeating air quality controls on millions of diesel vehicles polluted the environment and threatens the company’s long-term shareholder value.

The first month of 2016 was not an enjoyable time for investors—with net redemptions from long-term mutual funds and ETFs topping $8 billion.

Today’s forward-looking institutions are seeking more than “pure beta,” responding to market volatility with a refreshed look at more active investing philosophies. 

With interest rates expected to rise, should retirement plan sponsors make changes to bond investment choices?

Positive fourth-quarter performance was not enough to pull target-date funds out of negative territory, according to the Callan Target Date Index.

Retirement plan sponsors increasingly feel managed accounts are needed to help employees better prepare for retirement, but employee education is needed.

A recent report from Voya Investment Management contains a trove of fresh insights into the behaviors and preferences of target-date fund investors, including “partial” TDF users who may...

2015 was the first calendar year since 2008 that institutional investors overall had a negative return.

New data from Voya shows TDF investors have grown in sophistication and are embracing a deeper definition of diversification. 

Dan Oldroyd with J.P. Morgan provides TDF investment tips for retirement plan fiduciaries.

It won’t be an easy or even a comfortable time for bond investors, but Prudential predicts 2016 has a lot of potential upside for fixed-income markets. 

Richard Fulford at PIMCO suggests plan sponsors evaluate active approaches, including custom target-date strategies, among other investment considerations.

The DOL is asking a Florida district court to take action against an employer accused of inflating its fair market value during an employee stock ownership plan transaction.

Institutional investors and more affluent individuals aren’t pulling out of markets amid increased volatility—opting instead to reassess risk and seek out more strategic approaches.

Even with deepening concerns about corporate earnings and U.S. economic growth, asset managers are not rushing for the door on equities.

Managing director of AB’s alternatives and multi-asset arm says the current market environment is rife with opportunities.

New data from Strategic Insight shows long-term mutual funds and ETFs attracted $158 billion of net new investment in 2015, despite $40 billion of outflows in December.

It is believed the Israeli banks help finance settlement construction in what some consider illegally occupied Palestinian territories, according to news reports.