Exchange-traded fund usage has reached a record high among general account investors that are using the vehicles for several purposes.

The funded level of the 100 largest U.S. public pension funds declined to 87.4% in September, from 89.0% in August as a result of an average 1.4% investment loss that erased $112 billion in funding, ...

Could the largest valuation reset in the asset class since the global financial crisis create a compelling opportunity for institutional investors?

As the private-equity exit backlog grows, the lack of distributions is hitting endowments particularly hard. A 2025 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments shows that of endowments surveyed, 54.5% of ...

A change of political party control of Congress could shape fiscal policy, regulatory oversight and sector-level risks, even if inflation, interest rates and earnings remain the dominant forces ...

Broad market equity indexes are often used as benchmarks for investment performance evaluation. Therefore, they need to be investable, representative, transparent and rules for construction must be ...

The Treasury aims to make defined contribution plan mergers easier, as well as mandating retirement income for plan participants.

The endowment of Yale University returned 26.3% in fiscal year 2026, the one-year period ending June 30, the university announced Tuesday, following a streak of strong investment returns for higher ...

The debate over private assets in defined contribution plans has focused on the wrong problem. Transparency is the stated barrier. But the more immediate challenge for DC fiduciaries and the ...

They are the rising stars in the world of allocators, the folks who someday stand to become chief investment officers themselves. They possess a virtuous mixture of financial knowledge, personal ...

Recent IRS notices suggest federal regulators are taking a closer look at some tax-alpha strategies and could impose additional restrictions.