by Maaike van Bragt, Senior Research Associate, Alexander D. Beath, Founder and CEO, Alex Beath & Associates | May 18, 2024 | Research
CEM research shows that institutional investors of sufficient size tend to outperform the market over long periods of time. The ability to outperform benchmark returns stems partly from the structural advantages; investors with more scale, more actively managed...
by Sandy Halim, Chair of the Board, CEM Benchmarking, Janjaap Weeda, Product Manager, Defined Contribution, Maaike van Bragt, Senior Research Associate | Jan 24, 2022 | Research
In recent years, the number of ERISA-based lawsuits brought against DC plan fiduciaries has exploded — and they show no signs of slowing down. For plan sponsors, mitigating the growing litigation risk is business-critical. After reading this research, you will...
by Sandy Halim, Chair of the Board, CEM Benchmarking, Maaike van Bragt, Senior Research Associate | Feb 8, 2018 | Research
CEM has been collecting data on DB and DC plans since 1991 and 1997, respectively. As calculated in our 2006 study, DB funds outperformed DC plans from 1998‐2005, by 1.80% (Flynn and Hubert, 20061 ). A return difference that in 25 years would result in a 34% smaller...
