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US fund management fees are on the rise
US- Fund management fees in the US are on the rise, according to a study by Lipper, mutual fund information and analysis provider. Declining assets within stock funds are behind the rise in management fees says Lipper.
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US funds head for third year of negative returns
US- Volatile markets continue to take their toll on US pensions schemes which are now heading for their third consecutive year of negative returns. Figures from Mercer Investment Consulting show corporate funds losing 5.5.% in the first half of the year while public plans and foundation/endowment funds lost a respective ...
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US funds lose 5% during second quarter
US- US pension funds, endowments and foundations have lost 5% in the second quarter of this year, reversing gains made during the first three months.
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US schemes show 'modest' first quarter returns
US- US plan sponsors have witnessed modest first quarter returns according to Mercer Investment Consulting. The latest performance figures for US institutional figures show corporate plans returned an average 1% return while public plans and foundation/endowment funds fared better with a corresponding 1.2%.
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US pension funds assume “too much" for returns
US - A wide gap is developing between the assumptions used by US pension and their rate of return expectations for a number of asset classes, according to research firm Greenwich Associates in Connecticut.
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US value managers come out on top says S&P
US- US value managers comprehensively outperformed their growth counterparts in the twelve months to last November according to the latest research from Standard & Poor’s.
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US expert to make pensions speech at Oxford
UK – Leading US population expert, Dr Linda Martin, president of the Population Council in New York is giving a speech on future pensions in an ageing world at the University of Oxford on Thursday June 14...
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US equities record worst deficit since depression
US/UK - US equities experienced their widest negative margin against bonds since the great depression of the 1930s last year - returning a deficit of 30.4% less than fixed-income securities, according to the annual Equity Gilt Study by Barclays Capital...
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US plans beat EAFE benchmarks despite negativity
US – Pension funds actively investing internationally beat their overseas equity benchmarks last year, despite the performance figures for both coming in below zero...
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Funds fight tax cases in US courts
British and Dutch pension funds, most notably PGGM, are involved in litigation in the USA or have cases pending which will clarify their tax status and could bring millions of dollars worth of rebates. The funds hope to claim a rebate on withholding tax from the Internal Revenue Service on ...
