Innovative strategies are needed as investors face the end of the long bull cycle in fixed income.
The reductions in fees are modest but continual.
Uncertainty over the Labor Department rule, in addition to a potential SEC fiduciary regulation and others from the states, was a primary contributor to the industry's slide.
Benchmark Treasury note is nearing the 3% yield level, which could spark a wave of risk repricing.
SPDR T-Bill ETF took in $580 million last week, tops among U.S. fixed-income products.
Many accounts are unfunded and not receiving contributions, group finds.
Fees are one of the most important metrics for advisers and plan sponsors when selecting TDFs.
Matt Hougan will stay on as chairman of Inside ETFs, even as he takes on a new position with Bitwise Asset Management.
Morningstar award winners' low-for-longer view on rates faces big test.
Advisers should position the products more like fixed income than equities.
The highest since co-founder Bill Gross quit the firm in Q3 2014.
Corporate bond funds succumb to rate fears that have gripped stocks and Treasuries
There's no hard-and-fast rule, but too many can overwhelm participants and breed bad decisions.
Stocks have lagged amid skepticism about the Trump administration's plan.
Industry executives call for clearer classification of exchange-traded products after the XIV ETN plummeted last week.
New offerings include six exchange-traded funds and one mutual fund
Most assets in exchange-traded funds are in market cap-weighted index funds.
Prospectus warned that the exchange-traded note has 'zero long-term value,' Thiam says.
Lower tax rates make it more advantageous to fully fund pension plans, often a prerequisite to conducting a pension risk transfer.
Stocks have lagged amid skepticism about the Trump administration's plan.
