Ryan: Liabilities Outpace Assets in February
March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The growth of pension liabilities outpaced a gain in assets for the second month in a row.
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Hewitt: K Plan Participants Even in February
March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Breaking from the equity fixation in January, 401(k) participants favored fixed income investments over equity options in February.
Hennessee: February Sees Hedge Fund Slowdown
March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds' performance slowed a bit in February with a 0.99% return over the month - a good deal shy of its 2.14%...
New February Private-Sector Jobs : Zero
March 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a surprisingly bad bit of job market news, the US Department of Labor (DoL) announced Friday that there were a mere 21,000...
Van: Hedge Funds Up 1.4% in February
March 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preliminary returns show the Van Global Hedge Fund Index gained 1.4% net in February.
CEOs See Job Growth in the Next Six Months
March 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chief Executive Officers (CEO) foresee modest job growth in the next six months.
S&P: Value Funds Coming to the Fore
March 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though investors typically favor hard-charging growth funds at this point in a market recovery, more slow and steady value funds are apparently...
S&P Hedge Index Up 0.88% in February
March 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The S&P Hedge Fund Index, and all of its components, showed positive gains for the month of February.
Unemployment Claims See Modest Fall
March 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of jobless Americans applying for first-time unemployment benefits dipped slightly last week exactly as labor market analysts had predicted.
Challenger: February Job Cuts Nose Dive
March 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Job cuts across the country in February reached their lowest level in five months.
Schwab: SDBA Investors Still Diving Into Funds
March 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a sign that the ongoing mutual fund scandal apparently hasn't scared them away from the fund space, 401(k) retirement investors with self-directed...
REIT February Performance Slows
March 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) slowed a bit in February, as the NAREIT Composite turned in a 2.19% increase over the month -...
Equity Outpouring Helps January Win Fund Flow Race Going Away
February 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond mutual funds went from a brisk canter to a full gallop in January as $46 billion in new assets poured...
Putnam Leads Scandal Plagued Firms in January Asset Loss
February 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The continuing mutual fund trading scandal continued to exact a cruel vengeance from the fund companies caught up in it so far, with...
ICI: Mutual Fund Assets Continue Rise in January
February 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—The nation's mutual funds continued their rise in January, gaining $122.3 billion (1.6%) in January, following December's 2.5% increase.
Unemployment Claims Total Up Modestly
February 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The queue of jobless workers lining up to file initial unemployment benefits claims was up modestly last week.
ETFs See Modest January Advance
February 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exchange-traded funds (ETF) assets were up modestly in January, according to the latest industry data.
MSCI: Hedge Funds Up 1.58% in January
February 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index was up 1.58% in January, in line with earlier estimates.
BLS: Mass Layoffs Higher in January
February 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - January proved to be a difficult month for the nation's unemployed with the number of mass layoffs and the amount of involved workers...
Equities Blaze the UIT Trail in January
February 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Leaning on the back of particularly strong equity inflows, assets poured into unit investment trusts (UIT) in January 2004.