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November 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds increased after a slight dip last month - up $202.9 billion (2.9%) in October.

November 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wall Street may be in the grips of a wide-ranging mutual fund trading scandal, but that apparently hasn't soured investors from pouring nearly...

November 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund investors poured a record amount of net assets, $24.6 billion, into their funds during the third quarter, according to research compiled...

November 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A week after the number of Americans filing for first-time jobless claims increased, the closely watched economic indicator resumed its downward path with...

November 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of long-term mass layoffs and the number of involved workers both plummeted during the third quarter, the US Department of Labor's...

November 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Inflows to equity and balanced-type funds exceeded $30 billion in October.

November 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets under management in the hedge fund industry rose 3.3% to an aggregate $687.5 billion in the third quarter.

November 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the 16th consecutive time, the S&P 500 seems likely to show an increase in total return for the third year of a...

November 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CSFB/Tremont hedge fund indices both had positive returns in October, as the Hedge Fund Index closed the month 1.38% higher and the Investable...

November 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Deposits into unit investment trusts (UIT) were up in October, on the back of strong equity inflows.

November 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preliminary results show the MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index gained 1.9% in October.

November 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Equity markets led the way in the third quarter, as confident investors took money away from fixed-income and money market investments to take...

November 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After reaching their lowest point in nearly two years, first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose 13,000 to 366,000 in the week ended November...

November 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the broader markets showed improvement last month, so too did the flow of 401(k) participant money into equity investments.

November 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors in North America increased their private equity holdings to $179 billion in 2003, as worldwide alternative investments remained an attractive choice...

November 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors were in the black during the third quarter with public plans slightly edging out foundation/endowment funds for the July to September...

November 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds produced a return of 2.87% in October on the strength of a Latin American strategy, according to the Hennessee Hedge Fund...

November 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Upward mobility in interest rates served as the catalyst for negative growth in both bond market and pension liabilities, as the pension asset/liability...

November 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor's (DoL) October employment report was chock full of good news on Friday, with word that the job market...

November 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Van US Hedge Fund Index edged up 2.7% net of fees in October, preliminary data shows.