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July 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trading activity in defined contribution plans in June continued to be light—marking the second lowest monthly level since Aon Hewitt began tracking participant...

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants bucked the stock market adage of “sell in May and stay away,” continuing recent trends with a light...

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Long-term funds netted $39.2 billion in May, increasing the year-to-date intake to $215 billion, according to Strategic Insight (SI).

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Global asset manager Russell Investments announced the annual realignment of its global equity indexes to reflect market change from the past year.

May 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For first quarter 2014, target-date funds were muted in terms of performance amid healthy cash flows into the funds, says Ibbotson Associates Inc.

May 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Long-term funds netted $45.2 billion in April, bringing year-to-date intake to $176 billion.

May 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aon Hewitt’s 401(k) Index shows April was another light trading month for defined contribution (DC) plan participants.

April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the past 30 years, investors, including retirement plan sponsors and participants, have found comfort in fixed-income investments.

April 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – March was a light trading month for defined contribution (DC) plan participants, according to Aon Hewitt’s 401(k) Index.

April 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants reduced their holdings in fixed income and increased allocations to U.S. small-cap and mid-cap equities in 2013, while...

March 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total U.S. retirement assets reached $23 trillion at year-end 2013, growing 15.6% during the year, according to an analysis from the Investment Company...

March 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The recording of a webcast on the distribution of liquid alternative mutual funds is now available to a select audience.

March 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a reversal of the past four months, participants of defined contribution (DC) retirement plans favored fixed income investments in February, according to...

February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For defined contribution (DC) plan participants, average daily transfer activity in January remained unchanged from the previous month, according to the Aon Hewitt...

February 6, 2014 (PLANPSONSOR.com) – Stable value funds’ returns were lower in 2013, but the product offerings continue to improve.

February 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Target-date funds had an average total return of 5.4% for the fourth quarter of 2013, according to Morningstar data.

January 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants saw average daily transfer activity increase in December 2013 over the previous month, according to the Aon Hewitt...

January 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Recently released research shows a strong finish for equity markets in 2013, with elevated net flows for stock funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs)...

December 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution plan participants had average daily transfer activity decline in November compared to October, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Improving stock markets and strong inflows helped investors in stock mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) earn nearly $2 trillion during 2013.