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Retirement Assets Total $26.1 Trillion in First Quarter 2017
Total US retirement assets were $26.1 trillion as of March 31, 2017, up 3.2 percent from December 31, 2016, according to ICI research.- IRAs Succeed as Contributory and Rollover Savings Vehicles
Traditional and Roth individual retirement accounts (IRAs) are meeting their dual savings mission, new ICI research shows. - ETFs Experienced Net Issuance of $2.50 Billion
During the week ended June 21, estimated net issuance was $836 million for equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and $1.55 billion for bond ETFs. - Combined Estimated Long-Term Fund Flows and ETF Net Issuance
Total estimated inflows to long-term mutual funds and exchange-traded funds were $6.61 billion for the week ended June 21, ICI reported.
Key Issues
Mutual Fund Fees in 401(k) Plans Continue Downward Trend
The cost of investing in equity, hybrid, and bond mutual funds through 401(k) plans fell again in 2016, new ICI research shows.- Focus on Funds: Fund Industry Is Swiftly Changing
Northern Trust’s Shundrawn Thomas looks at the ongoing transformation in the funds industry in this edition of Focus on Funds. - Retirement Plan Participants Continued to Save in 2016
Americans kept saving for retirement through defined contribution (DC) plans in 2016, ICI research shows, and withdrawal activity stayed low. - A Tech-Enabled Future—and Present—for Investment Advice
The future of investment advice will lie at the intersection of technology and humanity, panelists said at ICI’s General Membership Meeting.
