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January 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of US mutual funds increased 1.6% to $8.9 trillion in December, according to data from the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

January 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's mutual funds grew by $22.9 billion in December 2005, according to data from the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

January 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Socially responsible investment (SRI) assets grew faster than the entire universe of managed assets in the United States during the last 10 years,...

January 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund assets grew $121 billion in 2005 to $1.12 trillion, according to estimates by Hennessee Group LLC.

January 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US mutual funds grew by $11.3 billion in December, with World stock funds gaining $17.7 billion, according to estimates from Lipper Inc.

January 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's indices outperformed the majority of active funds in six out of nine style boxes in 2005, according to the Standard...

January 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Northern Trust Company reported that most institutional investment plan sponsors posted a solid 2005 performance, according to data in the Northern Trust...

January 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real average weekly earnings increased just 0.1% from November to December 2005, according to the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

January 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2005 return by US educational endowments was down significantly from the year before, but still represented a respectable showing, according to new...

January 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant trading volumes remained modest and relatively balanced as 2005 wound to a close, but 401(k) investors continued to demonstrate an affinity for...

January 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Growth funds edged past value funds for the first time in five years in 2005.

January 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that total non-farm payroll employment for December increased by 108,000.

January 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global equity markets turned in a strong 2005 performance despite a series of potentially negative events, Standard & Poor's reported.

December 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds increased by $268.2 billion, or 3.2%, to $8.766 trillion in November, according to the Investment...

December 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US stock and bond mutual funds continued strutting their stuff in November with a strong $29.1-billion inflow, according to Financial Research Corporation's (FRC's)...

December 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to Standard & Poor's global stock market review, 'The World by Numbers', every developed world country posted positive returns in November.

December 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Equities were on fire in November in 401(k) transfer activity with a majority of trades on 76% of trading days headed for the...

December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US employers were apparently able to shake off a hurricane-induced economic slowdown in November to add 215,000 workers to their payrolls.

December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - November was a good month for stock funds as the average equity offering bested the S&P 500 showing, according to Standard & Poor's...

December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US stock and bond mutual funds enjoyed a healthy $27.5 billion asset inflow in October, according to Financial Research Corporation's (FRC's) report of...