Tag: Investments

August 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many qualified plans utilize target-date retirement funds as default funds, the funds into which a...

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

July 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A lack of information and consistent standards makes it difficult for 401(k) plan sponsors to...

July 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan sponsors may want to offer so-called responsible investment options in their plans, but...

July 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nyhart Actuary and Employee Benefits has opened a new sales and consulting office in Denver.

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

July 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule amendments establish structural and operational reforms aimed at addressing...

July 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential Retirement has promoted Gary Ward to head the firm’s stable value organization.

July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Choosing the right share class needs careful consideration as the Department of Labor (DOL) is...

July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nuveen Asset Management will use RiskFirst’s web-based analytics platform, PFaroe, to help craft customized liability-driven...

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nationwide Retirement Solutions has released the Nationwide Diverse Managers Fund.

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The average participant in the U.S. defined contribution (DC) retirement system is 43 years old...

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – American adults under age 30 favor cash and other lower-risk assets, even as the basis...

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Natixis Global Asset Management announced plans to fund a research project focused on investor behavior...

July 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Savings in defined contribution (DC) retirement plan accounts recordkept by Fidelity grew 12.9% in the...

July 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – “Home country bias” is a diversification problem that is still dogging investors, new research suggests.

July 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – About 30 investment firms and other parties responded to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest...

July 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trading activity in defined contribution plans in June continued to be light—marking the second lowest...

July 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Evanston Capital Management has released its Evanston Alternative Opportunities Fund.

July 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse, which have each pled guilty to U.S. criminal charges, are...