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June 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Domestic employment market watchers got lots to smile about Friday when the government announced that the job creation machine was in high gear...

June 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Led by mid-cap funds, domestic equity mutual funds put up a 1.4% return in May.

June 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the continued strong interest in hedge funds in the institutional marketplace, one consulting firm has advice for those eyeing the hedge fund...

June 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of announced May staff reductions edged up a bit over April - the employment barometer's second straight monthly gain.

May 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American workers earned - and saved - more in April, according to a government report.

May 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans filing for initial jobless claims fell last week.

May 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - During the first quarter of 2004, trading activity in self directed brokerage accounts (SDBA) was up 18%, as participants moved assets away from...

May 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Investors poured a record amount of net assets, $38.2 billion, into hedge funds during the first quarter, according to research compiled by Tremont's hedge...

May 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index posted a decrease for April of 1.28%, a deterioration from March's 0.4% advance.

May 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual funds in April continued along the same path as they had in March as the funds (including exchange-traded funds) ended April with...

May 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Asset flows into unit investment trusts (UIT) increased in April.

May 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combination of lower than expected asset returns and a lower benchmark discount rate resulted in a decrease of 2% (to 63.9%) in...

May 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though the line of unemployed workers filing for first-time benefits was longer than analysts had predicted last week, the job-market watchers still...

May 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rising interest rates took their toll on bond mutual funds in April, while equity funds managed to overcome flat-to-declining stock markets to squeeze...

May 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mass layoffs in the first quarter of 2004 were the lowest for a first quarter since 2000.

May 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - April saw increased flow into equity and balanced mutual funds.

May 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A well-known markets watcher and Princeton University economist is raising new doubts about most hedge fund performance data, although it isn't yet clear...

May 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preliminary reports show the MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index posting a decrease for April of 1.1%, a deterioration from March's 0.4% advance.

May 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in a while, the number of unemployed Americans filing for initial benefits rose during the week ending May 8.

May 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Van Global Hedge Fund Index lost 1% net in April, according to industry consultant Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, LLC (VAN), based...