FOUR SCORE – Hedge Fund Assets Quadruple Since 1994
September 7, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund assets under management have quadrupled to $205 billion during the past six years, according to a study by TASS Investment Research.
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AUGUST HEAT – US Equity Funds Red Hot in August
September 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US equity funds were red-hot in August, with the average US diversified equity fund rising 8.34%, now up 10.31% for the year according...
Mutual Fund Assets Slip, Vanguard Rises
August 30, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vanguard reclaimed its standing as the No.1 selling US mutual fund group in July, a position it hasn't held since last September, according...
SUMMER DAZE – Participants Ride Out Bumpy July Markets
August 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants rode out another rough month in the markets in July, with just six days of "above normal" transfer activity compared with 13...
FTSE and Russell Seal Strategic Global Index Alliance
July 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FTSE and Frank Russell Thursday announced a cooperative effort to align their various indexes, a move that will enhance the global profile of...
WHAT GOES UP – Q2 a Reversal of Fortune for Many Funds
July 3, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Second quarter fund statements may raise a few concerns, as last year's killer categories took it on the chin in the second quarter....
Crystal Ball – Economists Foresee More Volatility, Lower Returns
June 26, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors - and participants - might want to start resetting their expectations for market returns, based on the findings of a new...
Launch Approaches for New S&P Index Classifications
May 26, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors could soon see some performance shifts following the introduction of a new sector classification system. Standard & Poor's will spend the...
Defined Contribution Assets Top $2 Trillion in 1999
May 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate defined contribution plans continued their steady growth in 1999, reaching $2.4 trillion in assets, according to the Spectrem Group.
Participants Riding Out Market Swings, Let Others Panic
May 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants continue to ride out the market's swings, according to the Hewitt 401(k) Index, which tracks daily investment activity of 1.5 million employees...
Calvert Group Launches Social Index
May 1, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors now have a benchmark for social investing fund performance, the Calvert Group's Calvert Social Index, a broad-based benchmark of large, U.S.-based...
Frank Russell Rolls Out New Small-Cap Indexes
April 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Frank Russell Company introduced three new equity indexes this week. The Tacoma, WA, investment management and advisory firm, said in a statement these...
Greenspan Urges Attention to Market Liquidity, Fragmentation
April 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Central banker Alan Greenspan Thursday suggested policymakers allow the proliferating financial exchanges to centralize, because "in times of stress, liquidity simply may not...
Hedge Funds Continue Gains In First Quarter 2000
April 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds on average outperformed the S&P 500 in the last quarter, booking gains for the sixth consecutive quarter, according to preliminary estimates...
Big Banks Setting Up Online Derivatives Dealing Network
April 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six leading banks plan to set up a joint venture to create an online trading network for interest rate derivatives.