Mutual Funds See Best Monthly Inflows in Two Years
March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors put an estimated $46 billion in net inflows into stock and bond mutual funds in the U.S. in February 2012.
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ETF Assets Up $44B in February
March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets increased by more than $44 billion in the month of February, up 3.9%.
Lifecycle Assets See Growth in 2011
March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lifecycle investment product market increased to $842 billion as of year-end 2011, reports...
401(k) Participants Turn Back to Equities in January
February 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In contrast to the majority of months in 2011, the net direction of 401(k) participants’ transfers in January 2012 returned to equities.
Global Mutual Fund Flows Decreased by 80% in 2011
February 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Net cash contributions to long-term mutual funds around the world came in at around $200 billion for 2011, down from almost $1 trillion...
U.S. Mutual Funds Have Best Month Since April 2010
February 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors put an estimated net $35 billion in net inflows into stock and bond...
ETFs Have Best Month of Net Inflows Since September 2010
February 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Strategic Insight, an Asset International company, reports U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) enjoyed $28 billion in...
Vanguard Releases Long-Term Economic and Capital Markets Outlook
January 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Vanguard released its outlook for U.S. economic growth, inflation, interest rates and returns for...
Putnam Officials Optimistic about U.S. Economy
January 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At a recent Putnam Investments media briefing, company officials said they predict the U.S....
State Street Reports ETF Industry Crossed $1T in 2011
January 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. ETF industry grew to over $1.04 trillion in assets under management in 2011, according to a report from State Street Global...
401(k) Participant Transfer Activity Slowed in December
January 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The volume of 401(k) participant transfer activity was below average for December, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.
Target Maturity Funds Bounce Back at End of Year
January 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Target maturity funds experienced a welcome bounce-back during the fourth quarter, according to the Ibbotson Target Maturity Report.
Assets in ETF Managed Portfolios Rose 43% in 2011
January 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total assets in exchange-traded fund (ETF) managed portfolio strategies rose 43% in 2011, according to a report from Morningstar.
U.S. Mutual Funds See Net Inflows of $65B in 2011
January 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Strategic Insight (SI) reports investors withdrew an estimated net $22 billion from stock and bond mutual funds in the U.S. in December.
U.S. Mutual Funds See Net Inflows of $65B in 2011
January 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Strategic Insight (SI) reports investors withdrew an estimated net $22 billion from stock and bond mutual funds in the U.S. in December.
Long-Term Funds Mark Worst Stretch in Four Years
Long-term mutual funds had a second consecutive month of net redemptions with outflows of $9.8 billion in December 2011.
U.S. ETF Industry up 5.5% for 2011
January 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ETF flows topped $19 billion in December 2011.
J.P. Morgan Predicts Top Investment Trends for 2012
January 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The year 2011 was packed with market surprises from natural disasters to ratings downgrades...
Mutual Funds See $6B Net Outflow in November
December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - November was another "risk-off" month for mutual fund investors with $6.3 billion in long-term outflows, according to data from Morningstar.
U.S. Stock & Bond Mutual Fund Flows Down in 2011
December 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. mutual fund industry is on track for $80 billion in net inflows for 2011.