Hedge Funds Track Higher in April, Short Bias Bashed
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...
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Van: Hedge Fund Index Up 3.1% in April
May 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preliminary data reveals the Van Global Hedge Fund Index gained 3.1% net of fees in April.
ICC Master Trust Down 1.5% in First Quarter
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...
Bears Batter Master Trust to Start 2003
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.
Fed Holds Steady On Rates, Warns of 'Weakness'
May 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Federal Reserve decided to keep US interest rates at 1961 lows, but warned it stood ready to lower borrowing costs if the...
FTSE Ousts Venezuela From All-World Index
May 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The country of Venezuela is being removed from the FTSE All-World Index after the close of business on Friday June 20, 2003.
VC Fundraising Slips Below $1 Billion In the First Quarter
May 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 22 venture capital funds raised $996.1 million in the first quarter of 2003.
Challenger: Job Cuts Blast Off in April
May 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest report on planned US job cuts in April screamed "gloomy" with the downsizings skyrocketing by 71% to 146,399 from March's 85,396...
Domestic Equities Lose Share in Institutional Portfolios
May 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As domestic equity investments were being reduced in US institutional investor portfolios in 2002, exposure to fixed income, real estate and hedge funds...
Jobless Rate Jumps; US Payrolls Keep Shrinking
May 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The crippled US economy continued to bleed jobs in April as the nation's unemployment rate took an unexpectedly large jump to 6%.
MSCI: Global Equities Awaken in April
May 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global equity markets had a good showing in April with an 8.63% advance by the MSCI All Country World Free Index, including a...
Weekly Jobless Report: A Bright Spot Amid Dark Clouds
May 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US unemployment picture brightened a bit last week, but the long-slumbering job market is far from being out of the woods.
Small Cap Hedge Funds Give Way to Mid, Large-Cap in March
May 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Equity hedge funds focusing on mid- and large-cap issues bested their small-cap counterparts for the year ending March 30, according to MSCI data.
ICI: ETFs Gain Assets in March
April 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in exchange-traded funds (ETF) rose to $100.83 billion in March from $92.83 billion in February.
March Mass Layoffs Plummet from 2002
April 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There was a hint of good labor market news Wednesday with word that the number of mass layoffs in March plummeted to its...
ICI: Fund Asset Totals Dropped Again in March
April 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the third month in a row, the combined assets of the nation's mutual funds decreased in March, this time by 0.03% or...
Employment Costs Spike 1.3% in the First Quarter
April 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Riding substantial increases in benefits costs, the Employment Cost Index (ECI) for total compensation rose 1.3% from December 2002 to March 2003.
MSCI Hedge Fund Index Slides 0.47% in March
April 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After experiencing three months of positive returns, final data shows the MSCI Hedge Fund Indices slid into the red by 0.47% in March.
Personal Income Rises 0.4% in March
April 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American personal income rose by 0.4%, or $35.5 billion, in March.
Unemployment Claims Highest in More Than a Year
April 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US job market continued to erode last week as the number of Americans applying for jobless benefits soared to its highest level...