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December 1, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of investment firms have agreed to acquire from Datek most of its online broker, Datek Online, and its alternative stock-trading platform,...

November 29, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Equity mutual fund assets slipped 2.5% in October, despite a net cash inflow of $19.07 billion as volatile markets took their toll.

November 21, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The world's first bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) will begin trading on Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

November 16, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plans that provide Internet access to participants may experience a dramatic increase in trading volumes - in some cases more than doubling the...

November 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - October was a rocky month for the markets, and hedge funds were not spared the turmoil, according to the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index,...

November 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While participant transfers remained within "normal" parameters during October, the pace quickened overall according to the Hewitt 401(k) index.

October 30, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund assets slipped 2.6% to $7.28 trillion in September, according to the Investment Company Institute.

October 27, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual funds could see more money withdrawn than invested for the first time since the Russian debt default in August 1998, according to...

October 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Buoyed by strong markets, retirement assets of state and local government employees hit a record high of $1.9 trillion in 1999, up more...

October 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Once again, September was a rough month for the markets, but the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index was down just 0.4% for the month....

October 17, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global private equity and venture capital investment rose at a 65% pace last year, to $136 billion, and looks to be on track...

October 16, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan participants rode out volatile market swings in September, but appeared to do a bit of portfolio shifting at quarter end, according to...

October 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over $17 billion has flowed into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the first half of this year, and now total $57.5 billion, according to...

October 3, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Value funds continued their winning ways in the third quarter, outperforming growth funds, according to preliminary figures from mutual fund performance tracker Lipper.

September 29, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - America's mutual funds increased by 5.7% to $7.49 trillion in August, as cash continued to flow from bond and hybrid funds and into...

September 27, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Orbis Investment Management topped Nelson Information's quarterly ranking of the top institutional money managers. Caldwell & Orkin and Fidelity topped the US equity...

September 18, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last year's 401(k) fund chart toppers have turned into bottom-feeders, according to new fund data.

September 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rebounding markets lifted the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index 3.4% in August, as gains in long/short equity funds were limited by the impact to...

September 12, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seven of the world's leading investment banks are teaming up to launch TheMarkets.com, a financial information Web site for large institutional clients, including...

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.