Tag: Fixed income

As options proliferate on investment menus, retirement plan advisers will have their work cut out for them, said panelists in discussing investment menus at PANC 2014 in Orlando,...

Since the financial crisis of 2008, investment managers and retirement plan advisers have learned to be far more cautious when creating and selecting a stable value fund.

When 401(k) plan participants traded their investments in August, they favored fixed-income funds over equity funds for 65% of the trading days, according to Aon Hewitt.

BBB-rated corporate bonds merit important consideration in the asset allocation of pension funds implementing liability-driven investing (LDI) strategies, Standish Mellon Asset Management contends.

Financial analytics firm Cerulli Associates finds that nearly four in 10 (37.5%) exchange-traded fund (ETF) providers anticipate strong growth for taxable bond asset class ETFs.

Plan sponsors that offer money market investments in their defined contribution plans should start talking with their investment advisers to evaluate their money market strategy, says Robert C....

Many Americans hold serious reservations about investing in the stock and bond markets, according to a recent COUNTRY Financial Security Index survey on investor confidence.

Long-term funds of all types attracted $30 billion in July, lifting year-to-date net inflows to $293 billion, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company.

Retirement plan sponsors should recognize that different age groups have different financial priorities and investment outlooks, according to Cogent Reports, a division of Market Strategies International.

Financial professionals were increasingly focused on market volatility in the second quarter of 2014, says a quarterly adviser sentiment survey from Fidelity Financial Advisor Solutions.

Interest in specific investment outcomes is likely to drive continued institutional exchange-traded fund (ETF) adoption, according to Cerulli Associates.

Alliance Benefit Group (ABG) has launched a new partnership with Hueler Income Solutions to expand participant access to institutionally priced lifetime income products.

The Seeyond Multi-Asset Allocation Fund from Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) invests in stocks, bonds and volatility as an asset class.

Nationwide Retirement Solutions has released the Nationwide Diverse Managers Fund.

Long-term funds netted $47 billion in June, increasing the year-to-date inflows to $266 billion, according to Strategic Insight (SI).

Though the United States continues to face macroeconomic challenges, more elements of the economy are contributing to healthier growth, says Bob Doll of Nuveen Asset Management.

Prudential Fixed Income expanded its emerging markets team with the hiring of Matthew C. Duda.

“Home country bias” is a diversification problem that is still dogging investors, new research suggests.

The cost of generating retirement income increased over the last year, according to a new BlackRock analysis, but market gains have helped retirement savers stay on track.

Trading activity in defined contribution plans in June continued to be light—marking the second lowest monthly level since Aon Hewitt began tracking participant transfers in 1997.