Investing

June 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement and long-term investing are the primary savings goals for over half of older Canadians, a survey finds.

May 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in exchange traded funds (ETFs) totaled $85.8 billion in April, a 2.7% drop from the previous month, according to the Investment Company...

May 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors added a net $5.6 billion in assets to hedge funds in the first quarter of 2002, ending 2001's record growth pace, according...

May 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock mutual funds attracted just $11.7 billion in new money in April, down significantly from the $29.6 billion in net inflows in March,...

May 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although the number of Americans seeking initial unemployment benefits fell for the second straight week, workers appear to be staying unemployed longer.

May 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There were 1,507 mass layoff actions in April involving at least 50 workers from a single company, with cuts in temporary workforces leading...

May 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the introduction of a new trading program that will allow traders to execute trades from their desktops, the Big Board will put...

May 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Net flows into stock and bond funds totaled $22 billion during April 2002, slightly more than the $20.8 billion net intake in the...

May 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposes requiring US securities transactions to move to a T+1 settlement environment, and has asked for public...

May 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual funds continue to stake out a growing share of the employer-sponsored retirement plan market, according to data just released from the Investment...

May 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time dipped slightly as the federal program for re-filings wound down,...

May 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan participants had more of their money in stable value funds at year-end 2001 than in the last six years, according to...

May 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities Industry Association (SIA)'s Board of Directors will evaluate three scenarios for moving to T+1 settlement in the US at its July...

May 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets held in separately managed accounts were up 3.4% during the first quarter of 2002, according to a report by the Money Management...

May 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The world of online job hunting was red hot in April as applicants flocked to online employment Web sites in enormous numbers, an...

May 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global index provider FTSE Group announced the first changes to its criteria for inclusion since its Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) index series was...

May 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Self-directed investors in defined contribution plans fared better than the aggregated returns on mutual funds and separately managed accounts for the first quarter,...

May 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the stock market continued to decline in April, money trickled out of mutual funds, according to estimates from research firm Lipper, Inc.

May 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A rough month for US equities continued to play to hedge fund strengths, with the Average U.S. Hedge Fund rising 0.2% net in...

May 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Initial claims for state unemployment benefits remain stubbornly above the key 400,000 level, which economists view as symptom of a recession.