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August 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Van US Hedge Fund Index edged up 1% in July on the backs of Aggressive Growth and Opportunistic funds.

August 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On the heels of stronger economic data and a rally in the equity markets, hedge fund industry assets increased $47 billion in the...

August 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preliminary results show the MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index managed a slim 0.1% return in July.

August 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With US interest rates at a 45-year-low, Federal Reserve monetary policy-makers took a wait-and-see stance by not further monkeying with rate levels.

August 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the fifth month in a row, the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index produced a positive return, up 1.24% in July.

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfer activity rose along with rising temperatures (and equity markets) in July, but remained muted relative to historical trends.

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The line for Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits keeps getting shorter.

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Van Global Hedge Fund Index gained 1.2% net of fees in July based on preliminary data, according to Van Hedge Fund Advisors...

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Standard & Poor's (S&P) Hedge Fund Index rose 0.34% in July on positive returns in the event-driven and arbitrage sub-indices.

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After dropping for two months, the number of July announced job cuts unexpectedly raced ahead.

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After touching the red to start 2003, the Russell/Mellon US Master Trust showed a tremendous rebound in the second quarter, with the median...

August 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the nation's July jobless rate slid for the first time since May 2002, employers continued to slash their payrolls during the month.

August 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Year-to-date, the number of corporate debt instruments downgraded to "junk" status is down to 40, compared to 46 at this time in 2002.

August 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MSCI All Country World Index Free turned in a 2.08% July return with a particularly strong showing from Asian issues, MSCI said.

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US jobless picture continued to brighten last week as initial jobless claims dipped to the lowest level since February.

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Continuing to ride the ever-escalating wave of benefit costs, the Employment Cost Index (ECI) for total compensation rose 0.9% from March 2003 to...

July 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Continuing a three-month warming trend, the combined assets of the nation's mutual funds increased by $114.4 billion, or 1.7%, in June.

July 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in exchange-traded funds (ETF) rose to $121.57 billion in June from $118.44 billion the previous month.

July 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lipper, already well known for its matrix-based classifications for domestic mutual funds, is bringing that same discipline to international and global funds open...

July 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Buoyed by strong equity returns and fixed income gains, the median master trust in the Independent Consultants Cooperative (ICC) universe - made up...