COVID-19 hinders emerging Europe's hopes for DC boost
January 25, 2021 12:00:00 AMThe coronavirus pandemic has pushed emerging European countries and Russia further away from reforming their DC systems.
Coronavirus throwing retirement systems into a deepening hole
January 25, 2021 12:00:00 AMThe COVID-19 crisis stressed emerging market retirement funds, narrowing their path forward as demographic pressures loom.
Mexico manages breakthrough in virus-marred year
January 25, 2021 12:00:00 AMMexico managed to make major reforms to its retirement system last year despite the distractions of the coronavirus pandemic.
A most unusual year chronicled by P&I
December 28, 2020 12:00:00 AMThe economic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic leads the top 10 stories in 2020 covered by P&I.
Passive assets at all-time high for world’s largest managers
October 19, 2020 12:00:00 AMThe annual ranking by P&I and Willis Towers Watson PLC's Thinking Ahead Institute showed that passively managed assets increased 25.3%.
Pandemic mars an otherwise strong year
October 19, 2020 12:00:00 AMDespite market turmoil, total DC mutual fund assets rose slightly for the 12 months ended June 30; DC target-date funds grew much faster.
Equity markets give North American firms a larger slice of pie
October 19, 2020 12:00:00 AMNorth American money manager assets increased 20.3% in 2019 to $62.32 trillion, boosted by a bull market in the U.S.
Mezzanine numbers jump, but ...
October 05, 2020 12:00:00 AMThe pandemic has not shut down all real estate lending, propping up asset values, but making it tough for mezzanine lenders.
Worldwide real estate assets rise to $1.7 trillion in 2019
October 05, 2020 12:00:00 AMDespite the COVID-19 pandemic, a strong 2019 helped buoy managers' worldwide assets under management to $1.73 trillion.
Timber, farmland assets continue to slide
October 05, 2020 12:00:00 AMFarmland and timber assets under management fell again, with growth stymied by lack of supply.
Harried workers being called out as weak link for phishing attacks
August 24, 2020 12:00:00 AMMoney managers should remain watchful of phishing emails targeting employees as they adjust to remote working.
Public funds seeing merits of do-it-yourself approach
August 24, 2020 12:00:00 AMIncreased volatility and concerns about portfolio risk might push U.S. pension funds to take over their risk management process.
The largest managers of proprietary target-date strategies used by DC plans
October 28, 2019 12:00:01 AMAverage allocation of U.S. DC assets in proprietary mutual funds
October 28, 2019 12:00:01 AMThe largest managers of proprietary custom target-date strategies used by DC plans
October 28, 2019 12:00:01 AMThe largest managers of proprietary mutual funds most used by DC plans
October 28, 2019 12:00:01 AMThe largest managers of proprietary target-date strategies by vehicle
October 28, 2019 12:00:01 AMManagers of proprietary target-date strategies used by DC plans: to vs. through
October 28, 2019 12:00:01 AMManagers of proprietary target-date strategies used by DC plans: benchmark
October 28, 2019 12:00:01 AMAggregate assets of proprietary target-datestrategies used by DC plans, by target year
October 28, 2019 12:00:01 AMGoing up, going down: Seeing change over a decade
October 28, 2019 12:00:00 AMThe 2018 ranking shows a very different picture of money management to that in 2008.
Markets drag down AUM for world's largest firms
October 28, 2019 12:00:00 AMAssets under management for the world's largest firms fell as equity markets across the globe took a tumble in 2018.
Target-date funds fuel healthy growth
October 28, 2019 12:00:00 AMThe popularity of target-date funds fueled the growth of mutual funds assets in defined contribution plans for year ended June 30.
Fractured year sees assets increase 7.2%
September 30, 2019 12:00:00 AMWorldwide real estate assets and assets managed for U.S. tax-exempt institutions were pinched during the year ended June 30.
Investors see big future for debt strategies
September 30, 2019 12:00:00 AMInvestors are flocking to credit and new construction rather than high-priced core properties.