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Emerging Markets Back in Favor

May 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Emerging market mutual funds have outperformed the broader markets over the last year, yet valuations still remain compelling, according to Standard & Poor's....
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April Tough for Canada's Mutual Funds

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Things got ugly for Canadian mutual funds in April with 73% losing value and the median fund showing a -1.7% return, according to...
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Tech Cuts Slow in April

May 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The beaten-down tech sector is showing signs of life with a 31% drop in the number of announced cuts year-to-date, compared to a...
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Hedge Funds Hang on in April

May 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds held their own in April, slipping 0.25%, according to the Hennessee Hedge Fund Advisory Group.
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Jobless Claims Down, But Not Much

May 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans signing up for unemployment benefits declined last week, but not as much as expected, and workers appear to be...
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Pensions Eke Out Small Q1 Gains

May 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The dismal first quarter performance of pension assets has left many funds a long way from meeting annual targets.
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Small Caps Still Muscle the Market

May 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The beat goes on for small-cap value fund investments, according to Standard & Poor's, with a third consecutive year of strong showings.
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Fed Stands Pat

May 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Members of the Federal Open Market Committee kept their target for the federal funds rate, the rate at which banks lend to banks...
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Q1 Worker Productivity Shines

May 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US worker productivity chugged ahead of analyst expectations, at a rate of 8.6% in the first quarter - its best performance in almost...
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Bond Funds Beat out Equities in April

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefiting from conflicting economic data and the equity market's struggle to find footing, US bond mutual funds, with combined assets of $2.47 trillion,...
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April Unemployment Spikes

May 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A modest uptick in payrolls was not enough to accommodate the hoards of workers entering the labor force in April, sending the unemployment...
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2001 UK Fund Performance Bleak

May 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study of UK mutual fund performance shows how badly they were hammered during 2001, with only one out of 1,000 funds...
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Economy Bleeds Jobs in April

May 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The bloodletting on the job front, particularly in the troubled telecommunications industry, continued in April, as US companies announced plans to axe 112,649...
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World Markets Languish in April

May 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Conflicting US economic data, showing encouraging GDP growth but disappointing consumer confidence and durable goods orders, confounded investors in April and sent the...
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April Cruelest Month for Stock Funds

May 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - April disappointed investors, despite promises of a rebound made by a slew of positive economic data, as the average diversified US stock mutual...
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Jobless Claims Dip

May 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL)'s latest unemployment insurance weekly claims report showed initial claims dipping slightly, though still remaining above the key 400,000...