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February 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of US mutual funds increased by $287.5 billion, or 3.2%, to pass the $9 trillion mark in January, according to...

February 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hennessee Group LLC has announced that the 2005 Hennessee Hedge Fund Index attrition rate was 3.9%.

February 22, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real average weekly earnings fell by 0.2% in January 2006 after seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary government data.

February 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in the federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) are chasing hefty returns in the international equity market by moving more of their TSP...

February 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Markets, the investment research and trading arm of State Street Corporation, reported that the State Street Investor Confidence Index for...

February 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong inflows and stock market appreciation so far in 2006 have caused the US mutual fund industry to inch close to the $10...

February 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors mostly finished in the black during the fourth quarter of 2005, despite somewhat lackluster performances.

February 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Certain mutual funds may obtain a coveted top-quartile ranking from time to time, but relatively few manage to stay in the top spot...

February 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual funds around the globe had a bang-up third quarter last year with a super robust 52% increase in asset inflows compared to...

February 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors helped push up US equity markets during the October to December 2005 period as they anticipated an end to interest-rate hikes and...

February 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median return for the 499 corporate, foundation, endowment, public, Taft-Hartley, and health care funds that make up the US Master Trust Universe...

February 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In January, over $400 million of 401(k) balances were shifted on a net basis to international and emerging market equity funds, according to...

February 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median master trust in the ICC Universe ended 2005 with a respectable 7.1% advance after a slim 2% fourth quarter hike, according...

February 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Whether calculated in US dollars or local currency, equity markets in every developed world country except New Zealand gained ground in January, according...

February 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Adherents of the so-called Super Bowl Theory are no doubt grinning ear-to-ear these days, regardless of Sunday's winner.

February 3, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The domestic job creation machine may not have churned out quite as many new jobs in January as economists hoped, but there were...

February 1, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to market lore, January has two special attributes. It tends to be a good month. And, good or bad, it tends to...

January 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased .8% in the 4th quarter of 2005, the same increase as for the 3rd quarter, according...

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).