target-date funds

Global stocks nab one-third of product development plans

By Warren S. Hersch | February 7, 2013

Asset managers are planning for development in international/global asset classes to be up 12 percent this year over 2011.

EBRI: Nearly three quarters of 401(k) plans include target date funds

By Warren S. Hersch | January 28, 2013

The report reveals that at year-ended 2011, 13 percent of the assets in the EBRI/ICI 401(k) database was invested in target-date funds and 39 percent of 401(k) participants held target-date funds.

LIMRA: just 1 in 6 consumers familiar with target-date funds

By Warren S. Hersch | November 14, 2012

The survey also found that fewer women than men were likely to say they were familiar with TDFs.

Cerulli: Custom Target-Date Funds in 401(k)s Expected to Rocket 370% by 2016

By Warren S. Hersch | August 10, 2012

The Cerulli report pegs the value of custom target-date fund assets in defined contribution plans at $218 billion in 2016, up 370% from the $46.4 billion posted in 2011.

EBSA Ready for Public Comment on TDF Disclosure

By Warren S. Hersch | May 23, 2012

The DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration is reopening the period for public comment on proposed regulatory amendments relating to enhanced disclosure concerning certain qualified plan funds.