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May 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pulling back from their fourth-quarter 2002 behavior, investors poured nearly $7 billion in net assets into hedge funds, according to Tremont's TASS Research.

May 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One out of every seven mutual fund investment dollars is going into fund of funds products.

May 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Domestic large-cap value funds are becoming the cat's meow as a still-developing broad market recovery pushed up industrial giants like General Electric Co.,...

May 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median corporate, public, and foundation/endowment plan was in the red for the January to March 2003 period, according to a study.

May 16, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - April was a month of peaks and valleys that saw $14 billion pour into equity funds, but $55 billion flood out of money...

May 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans applying for first-time jobless benefits fell for the second week in a row, but the number of unemployed who...

May 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ashmore Investment Management Limited of London was again the king of InvestorForce's institutional money manager hill in the firm's quarterly survey of money...

May 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index took a joyous leap in April, boasting a 2% return, according to preliminary MSCI data.

May 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 90 real estate investment trusts (REIT) are expected to join the ranks of the Standard & Poor's (S&P) earnings and dividend...

May 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfer activity was normal during April, but resurgent stock markets sent investors scrambling to equity investments on a net basis.

May 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With active hostilities in Iraq at a conclusion, investors breathed some life back into equities in April with value funds outpacing growth, according...

May 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The S&P Hedge Fund Index was up 1.06% in April as three out of four components recorded positive returns.

May 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although first-time unemployment claims fell last week, a more accurate jobless barometer shot up to its peak of more than a year.

May 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only three stock mutual fund sectors managed to eke out gains in the first quarter of 2003, as the vast majority reported negative...

May 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tremont Advisers, Inc. concludes that institutional fund of funds portfolios should be measured against a blended three-month LIBOR and S&P 500 Index.

May 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index produced a 3.04% return in April, bringing the year to date return to 4.03%, according to the Hennessee...

May 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Equity markets declined during the first quarter of 2003, with the S&P 500 Index down 3.2% while fixed income funds remained positive, according...

May 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preliminary data reveals the Van Global Hedge Fund Index gained 3.1% net of fees in April.

May 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median master trust in the Independent Consultants Cooperative (ICC) universe - made up of US pensions, endowments and foundations - gave up...

May 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After touching positive territory in the previous quarter, the Russell/Mellon US Master Trust once again slipped into the negative to start 2003 lower.