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Cerulli Associates
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Cerulli Associates is a Boston‑based independent research, consulting, and analytics firm founded in 1992. They specialize in global insights into asset and wealth management markets—offering proprietary data, strategic guidance, and custom research. Clients include asset managers, wealth firms, fintechs, and retirement plan providers. Cerulli publishes the Cerulli Report and The Cerulli Edge, surveys thousands of industry professionals, and provides consulting on M&A, distribution, client segmentation, pricing, and more.
A Boon for Collective Investment Trusts and 401(k)s?
They’re staid, boring and vanilla, and that’s just fine. New research from Boston-based global analytics firm Cerulli Associates…
401(k) Flows to R6 Retirement Share Classes Spike
Beneficial for participants of bane of their existence—however 401(k) advisors feel about the DOL’s fiduciary rule, it appears…
The ‘Other’ Important Factors in 401(k) Investing
Numbers might not lie, but they certainly don’t tell the whole story. While returns are obviously important, they’re…
Target Date Funds in 401(k)s Total How Much?
Explore how open architecture target-date funds address diversification, fiduciary concerns, and evolving DC plan sponsor priorities.
Where Will ETF Use Grow Fastest?
Little surprise—Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) adoption continues to rise. While it might be a case of the fly on…
Demand for Alternative Investments Remains Strong
Yeah, but what about their place in 401(k) investment menus? First they were great, and then 2008 hit…
Is this it for the 401(k) Asset Management Space?
Asset management remains profitable, but managers must work hard to stay relevant as technology and the popularity of…
‘401(k)-Like’ Plans in Higher Education: A Growing Opportunity
Smarty-pants professors might benefit from a “401(k)-like plan,” research from Cerulli Associates finds, further opening defined contribution plans—or…
401(k) Investment: Will Active Managers Turn the Tide?
Active funds skid while passive funds surge, fueling the age-old and (seemingly) never-ending passive vs. active investment debate.…
How will ‘Brexit’ Affect 401(k) Participant Savings?
It appears the best way to describe the “Brexit” fallout after the historic vote, in which Britain chose…