Citi, GM Lose Their Spots on the DJIA
June 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two mainstays of American business upended by the economic downturn are now losing their coveted spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according...
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Citi, GM Lose Their Spots on the DJIA
June 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two mainstays of American business upended by the economic downturn are now losing their coveted spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according...
Institutional Portfolios See Negative Results in Q109
June 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median corporate, public and foundation/endowment plan experienced negative investment results for the first quarter of 2009 and for the year, according to...
Sponsors Need More Target-Date Due Diligence
May 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors still have a good deal more work to do to make certain participants are getting the full benefits from target-date funds...
Sponsors Need More Target-Date Due Diligence
May 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors still have a good deal more work to do to make certain participants are getting the full benefits from target-date funds...
Corporate Bond the Investors' Choice in April
May 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $42.1 billion in April, according to data from the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).
529s Shed 12.4% in Assets in Q408
May 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of all Section 529 college savings plans fell 12.4% in the fourth quarter to $104.9 billion.
Lower Equity Allocation Buoys Pension Returns in Q1
May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - By one measure pension plans continued to lose value in the first quarter - but less so than in the prior quarter.
DC Plans See Widespread Equity Losses in Q109
May 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer's first-quarter 2009 Defined Contribution Universe Summary found losses in all equity markets during the period.
What's in a Name?
May 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Emily's had a great run - but her time at the top of the most popular baby names is over, at least for...
Institutional Investors Still See Losses in Q109
May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the performance of institutional investors' portfolios improved during the first quarter of 2009, all categories were all still in negative territory, according...
ICC Universe Shows Median Plan Loss of 5.1% in Q109
May 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median master trust in the ICC Universe lost 5.1% in the first quarter, according to the Independent Consultants Cooperative (ICC), a consortium...
Most Asset Classes Negative for Separate Account/Collective Trusts
May 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the first quarter of 2009 saw an equity market rally, most asset classes had negative returns during the period, according to the...
Private Equity Returns Down for Fifth Straight Quarter
May 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Private Equity industry exhibited a quarterly return decline for the fifth consecutive quarter in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the...
Flight from Equity Funds Continued in March
April 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Stock, bond, and hybrid mutual funds saw a $10.5 billion March outflow after being down $12.1 billion the month before, according to the Investment...
Diamonds in the Rough?
April 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Apparently the softening economy is also weighing on the value of - - - major league baseball teams.
Institutional Investors Post Sixth Straight Quarter of Losses
April 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. institutional investment plan sponsors recorded a sixth straight quarter of losses in the period ending March 31, 2009, according to data in...
Target Dates Down but Still Beat Index
April 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ibbotson Associates reports that the first quarter of 2009 is the 6th quarter in a row that the average target maturity fund experienced...
Indexes Outdo Active Managers over Market Cycle
April 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The year-end 2008 results for the Standard & Poor's Index Versus Active Fund Scorecard (SPIVA) indicate the majority of active fund managers underperformed...
401(k) Participants Dip into the Equity Pool in March
April 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the stock market moved into positive territory in March, 401(k) participants also changed the direction of their transfers, according to the results...