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October 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Job loss was lower than predicted for September considering the blow from Hurricane Katrina.

October 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hurricane Katrina may have sparked a bit of a 401(k) plan participant exodus out of equities and into fixed income during August, but...

October 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US stock funds had a respectable third-quarter showing, despite a rocky road that included hurricanes, rising interest rates and soaring oil prices, according...

September 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the second straight month, stock and bond funds had strong net inflows in August , according to Financial Research Corporation's (FRC's) report...

August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds grew by $71 billion, or .8%, to a total of $8.5 trillion in August according...

September 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) primary data crunchers have put into place special procedures to count the nation's workforce, to cope with the...

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Federal Reserve raised US interest rates for the 11th straight time, Reuters reports.

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - To further prove the growing popularity of hedge funds, new research by TowerGroup shows that combined hedge fund assets will grow at a...

September 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a noticeable K plan participant exodus out of equities and into fixed income as Hurricane Katrina was slamming the US Gulf Coast,...

September 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 40% of Canadian institutions say they expect to increase their use of US Treasuries and high-grade corporate bonds if the 30%...

September 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The government's latest reading on the strength of the domestic employment market showed continuing signs of vigor with a healthy job gain and...

August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds grew by $240 billion, or 2.9%, to a total of $8.4 trillion in July according...

August 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds had net inflows of $16 billion in July, with International/Global funds taking in the most dollars ($7.3 billion), according...

August 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Worldwide mutual fund assets were $16.13 trillion in the first quarter of 2005, practically the same as the $16.16 trillion reported for the...

August 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds notched an average 1.74% advance in July, according to the HedgeFund.net-PerTrac Universes.

August 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median US corporate, public, and foundation/endowment plan enjoyed positive results for the second quarter of 2005, according to the Mercer Investment Consulting...

August 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US pension plan funded ratios moved up dramatically in July, driven by strong equity returns and increasing long bond yields, according to the...

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant trading remained within normal levels throughout July, but registered two moderate-trading-volume days, and one high-volume day.

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - July's 3.85% was the best month so far for the S&P/Citigroup Developed World Index, and its strong performance has vaulted the index to...

August 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer hiring offices were apparently bustling places in July as domestic nonfarm hiring turned in a robust performance over the month, the government...