Tag: Alternative Investments

New York Life Investment Management is making its first entry into the ETF industry with the acquisition of IndexIQ.

Major changes are occurring in the fixed-income markets that are driving asset managers to position clients against volatility and future...

Mercer said it has agreed to acquire SCM Strategic Capital Management AG, a Swiss-based specialist private markets adviser and delegated...

Alternative assets skyrocketed over six years, from $83 billion at...

Fitch Ratings reports hedge fund assets under management (AUM) should continue growing toward $3 trillion, despite high-profile pension plan withdrawals...

October 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Confidence has returned among institutional investors worldwide, according to a survey by Pyramis Global Advisors.

October 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Performance data from more than 300 U.S. pension funds show listed equity real estate investment...

October 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Five new indices created by Wilshire Associates Incorporated are designed to provide critical benchmarking support...

October 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Should hedge funds replace fixed income investments? This question has been top-of-mind for many corporate...

September 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent survey of investment consultants, conducted by Cerulli Associates, shows that they are actively...

September 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Andrew Daly joined investment management and processing firm SEI as a client investment strategist on...

September 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Target-date funds (TDFs), or lifecycle funds, have become the default, do-it-yourself investment option in retirement...

September 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Regulation may be slowing the push for alternative investments by retirement plans and other institutional...

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new collective investment fund from Alta Trust Company strives to bring an endowment investment...

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Insurance general account assets are trending towards expanded use of alternative investments, says new Cerulli...

August 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BNY Mellon named Michael Gordon to head the firm’s new Retirement and Strategic Solution Group,...

August 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State pension systems earned a median 7.2% annualized return over the 10 years ended June...

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wilshire Associates Incorporated announced the launch of two indices designed to provide insight into an...

July 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Interest in specific investment outcomes is likely to drive continued institutional exchange-traded fund (ETF) adoption,...

July 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Seeyond Multi-Asset Allocation Fund from Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) invests in stocks, bonds...