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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.

November 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Economists looking for evidence that the domestic job market was finally beginning to firm up had plenty of reason to smile Thursday with...

November 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Turning in a 6.62% return in October continued domestic equity mutual funds' winning ways in 2003.

November 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The performance of the Russell/Mellon US Master Trust fell back during the third quarter from the median total fund's Q2 performance of 11.2%.

November 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small cap stocks turned in an impressive October return, as the MSCI Small Cap Growth Index was up 9.10% and the MSCI 1750...

November 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent trend of good economic news suffered a significant slapdown in October as US employers announced a 125% increase in job cuts...

November 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in exchange-traded funds (ETF) rose in September to $119.75 billion from $117.28 billion the previous month.

November 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) continue to shine on throughout 2003, as the NAREIT Composite has increased 19.15% year-to-date.

October 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds were down a tick (-0.3%), or $22.1 billion, to $6.94 trillion in September, according to...

October 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond mutual funds took in $20.9 billion in new assets in September.