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January 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment in exchange traded funds (ETFs) soared more than 50% during the fourth quarter and now totals nearly $71 billion, as the mutual...

January 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The $177 billion California Public Employee Retirement System intends to adopt the FTSE All-World Index, with some minor changes, as its benchmark of...

January 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Buying high and selling low caused a 20% shortfall to the average mutual fund investor over the past decade, a Phoenix Investment Partners...

January 16, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund diversification paid off for institutional investors last year, according to the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index. The index finished the year up 4.8%,...

January 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors might want to begin preparing for a severe case of "statement shock" as the nation's 32 million 401(k) participants begin opening...

January 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to an anxiously awaited SEC report, there is little difference in the spreads on very large company trades, regardless of if they...

January 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds managed to outperform broader US equity markets for the second year in a row, as measured by the Hennessee Hedge Fund...

January 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in the Hewitt 401(k) Index ended the year on a quiet trading note, but started 2001 with a flurry of activity, with...

January 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's has completed the reclassification of its US indices, including the S&P 500, shifting to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS),...

January 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Proving the value of portfolio diversification, value funds made a comeback in 2000, according to mutual fund tracker Lipper.

December 28, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just six of the world's top 38 stock market indices posted gains over the past year, according to calculations by Merrill Lynch. China's...

December 27, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Slumping markets drew the nation's combined mutual fund assets down 5.2% in November to $6.826 trillion, as cash inflows shriveled and asset values...

December 26, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Settlement proceeds from the record $1.027 billion NASDAQ Market Makers antitrust litigation are reportedly in the mail - but it could be a...

December 19, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that while the vast majority of brokers are accepting payments in exchange for passing along customer...

December 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund returns slipped again in November, with the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index down -1.5% for the month. Still, that was better than...

December 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund investment underwent a dramatic turnaround in the third quarter, with $4.2 billion in net new investment, contrasted with a $4.9 billion...

December 11, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite continued volatility - and an uncertain presidential outcome - 401(k) investors were willing to ride it out, with no above normal trading...

December 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today MSCI announced changes to its equity indexes that could set off a series of transactions totaling billions as pension benchmark portfolios realign...

December 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) may stir up some dust over the weekend - as much with as much as $200 billion in...

December 7, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street has agreed to buy a majority interest (75%) in money manager Bel Air Investment for $217 million in cash and stock.