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February 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of newly unemployed claiming benefits increased last week, while the key four-week moving average edged down to its lowest level in...

February 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The number of advertisements for job openings is no longer declining, indicating that the demand for labor seems to have bottomed out, according to...

February 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual funds that turned one-year-old at the close of 2001 outperformed the market over the year, returning -9.8%, compared to a fall of...

February 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment returns for every investment category increased significantly in the final three months of 2001, compared to the previous quarter, according to the...

February 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets invested in exchange traded funds (ETF) added up to $82 billion at the close of January 2002, down a slight 1.1% from...

February 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After falling for two consecutive weeks, the number of first time jobless benefits claimants edged up by 10,000 in the week ending February...

February 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund managers that employ merger arbitrage strategies are being forced to hold their money elsewhere, given a dearth of merger and acquisition...

February 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors continued putting money into domestic stock funds in January, but at a rate that produced the smallest January inflow since early 1991,...

February 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index ticked up by 0.5% in January, continuing to outperform most major US equity indices.

February 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transfer activity in 401(k) plans was muted in January 2002, though participants who did move their money generally did so in the direction...

February 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans seeking first time unemployment benefits shrank by 8,000 in the week ending February 9, according to data from the...

(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a promising fourth quarter, the year opened poorly for pension plans, with liabilities increasing by 1.59% in January, while assets decreased by 0.87%, according to...

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets held in separately managed accounts increased by 12.8% in the fourth quarter of 2001, and fell by less than 0.5% over the...

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last year, global assets under management edged up by a scant 0.2%, or less than $100 billion, according to estimates from consultant Cerulli...

February 8, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Average US Hedge Fund managed a 0.3% net gain in January, according to preliminary figures received by hedge fund advisory firm Van...

February 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lines of US workers lining up for first time unemployment insurance benefits are getting shorter, according to data just released by the...

February 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US worker productivity advanced at a rate of 3.5% over the fourth quarter of last year, according to the Department of Labor (DoL)'s...

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US job cuts announced in January skyrocketed 32% compared to December, even as the Department of Labor (DoL) released figures showing the unemployment...

February 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - World markets disappointed just about everyone in January.

February 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Finally, the labor market trend has turned, with the unemployment rate dropping to 5.6% in January, according to the Department of Labor (DoL).