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May 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits for the first time plummeted by 41,000 from the record highs of previous weeks.

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds couldn't keep up with surging stock markets in April, according to the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index.

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unit investment trusts totaled $7.44 billion in March, compared to $5.1 recorded in the same period last year, according to figures from the...

May 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consultant Frank Russell said Tuesday it had appointed Fidelity International to help manage two European equity funds in Russell's multi-manager fund product.

May 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The real estate sector is poised to outperform other markets this year, according to Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI).

May 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfer volumes returned to normal in April, but participants made significant movements away from company stock and bond funds, according to the...

May 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual funds run by experienced managers performed better than the average domestic equity fund in the past year's volatile market, results from a...

May 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The unemployment rate jumped to 4.5% in April, up from 4.3% in the previous month and higher than expectations.

May 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The planned component adjustment of Morgan Stanley Capital International's (MSCI) key equity indices may result in a net outflow of over $10 billion...

May 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) will partner with FTSE to develop a new index series called the FTSE/JSE Africa Series for investors in...

May 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The seasonally adjusted advance figure for initial unemployment benefits claims for the week ending April 28 was 421,000, climbing 9,000 from the previous...

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global markets rebounded in April following the surprise interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve, with gains recorded on most exchanges.

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The winners of a new promotion by American Express Retirement Services to push its retirement plan web site can walk off with a...

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US stock mutual funds suffered their largest monthly net cash outflow ever in March, more than $20 billion, according to the Investment Company...

April 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Venture capital seems likely to continue its funding slump this year, according to a new survey.

April 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first quarter's volatile markets saw the country's largest fixed income fund outsell all US equity funds for the third consecutive month.

April 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rose 2.6% in March to $66.03 billion at month-end, up from a revised $64.34...

April 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Initial claims for unemployment insurance increased by 4.6% from the previous week's total of 390,000 to a new five-year record of 408,000.

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AXA Investment Managers plans to list a new European exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 index.

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants and plan sponsors alike could certainly be experiencing motion sickness, with the daily change in the widely represented S&P 500 index hitting...