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Hedge Funds Beat Stock Market in 2001

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Driven by opportunistic strategies, the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index increased by 1.2% over the month of December, bringing the 2001 return to 4.4%.
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Median Mutual Funds Negative in 2001

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over 2001, 20 out of 35 mutual fund categories produced negative median returns, despite a strong fourth quarter, data from Morningstar Canada reveals.
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Canadian Managers Optimistic on Stocks

January 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian and international investment managers expect improved economic conditions for Canada this year, according to a market forecast survey by Towers Perrin.
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World Equities Languish in 2001

January 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite cutting the interest rate aggressively, the global central banks failed to prop up the world equity market in 2001, which lost 17%...
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Unemployment Rate Hits Six-Year High

January 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The unemployment situation deteriorated further in December, the unemployment rate rising to 5.8%, from a revised 5.6% in November, according to data released...
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Tech Stocks Top S&P 500, Dow in 2001

January 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Computer graphics chipmaker NVIDIA was the best performing stock in the S&P 500 in 2001, climbing 308% for the year according to Instinet...
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World Markets Bounce Back in 2001

January 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Despite a rough year for equities, 14 stock markets around the world managed to record gains during 2001, according to Merrill Lynch.
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Small Caps Loom Large in 2001

December 31, 2001 (PlANSPONSOR.com) - It's been a bad year for US mutual funds - in fact, US diversified stock funds are down 10.6% through last Thursday -...
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Initial Claims Spike after 3-Week Decline

December 28, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - After falling for three consecutive weeks, the number of the unemployed lining up to claim unemployment benefits edged up by 7,000 in the week...
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Mass Layoffs Mount In November

December 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 2,699 mass layoff actions, those involving 50 or more employees, occurred in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Net Equity Fund Flows Remain Positive

December 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some $10.5 billion in new money flowed into the US equity market in November- the second consecutive month of equity inflows after October's...
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ETF Assets Surge in November

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets invested in the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rose 13% over the month to total $78.85 billion at the end of November, according...
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ADR Trading Increases in 2001

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even in a difficult market, investors embrace depositary receipts as the most efficient way to invest internationally as evidenced by the increase in...