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August 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) assets rose $9 billion in July, up 0.8%, according to the State Street Global Advisors ETF Snapshot report for...

August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Master Trusts enjoyed their best July to June one-year performance since 1986, according to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service.

 

August 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. REIT total returns were more than double those of the broader equity market in the first seven months of 2011 and significantly...

August 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Whether it was the debt crisis or the markets, participant transfers have perked up in recent days.

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. institutional investment plan sponsors in the Northern Trust Universe had their fourth consecutive quarter of positive results in Q2.

 

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net outflows of $487 million in June, according to data from Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

July 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Against a backdrop of historically low interest rates and global economic uncertainty, U.S. ETFs attracted an impressive $56.3 billion in new inflows during...

July 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a difficult first half for investors, long-term mutual funds around the world achieved $350 billion of inflows so far in 2011, with...

July 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey by Northern Trust saw a trend toward risk aversion among institutional investment managers in the second quarter of 2011; however,...

July 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Excluding China, long-term funds in Asia collected over $15 billion in net flows during May, according to data from Strategic Insight, an Asset...

July 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strategic Insight, an Asset International company, estimated that investors poured an additional $10.6 billion into U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) in June, up from...

July 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Uncertainty over the economy and unemployment increased in June, sparking U.S. mutual fund investors to net redeem an estimated $2 billion in cash...

July 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar, Inc., a provider of independent investment research, has reported the estimated U.S. mutual fund asset flows through June 2011.  

July 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Independent investment research provider Morningstar, Inc., has issued a report on the estimated U.S. exchange-traded fund asset flows through June 2011.  

July 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to monthly statistics published by BNY Mellon Asset Management, the funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan rose to 88.5%...

July 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to monthly statistics published by BNY Mellon Asset Management, the funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan rose to 88.5%...

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As of June 30, 2011, 1,105 Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) - with assets totaling $1.1 trillion - were managed by 35 ETF managers,...

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average FY2010 total return on investable assets for nonprofit healthcare organizations participating in the 2011 Commonfund Benchmarks Study Healthcare Organizations Report was...

July 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the 100 largest corporate defined benefit pension plans improved by $25 billion during June 2011, as...