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August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small, entrepreneurial investment management firms maintained a performance advantage over larger, established firms through last year's market downturn, according to updated research on...

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small, entrepreneurial investment management firms maintained a performance advantage over larger, established firms through last year's market downturn, according to updated research on...

August 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Commonfund Benchmarks Study Foundations Report shows the 290 participating foundations had fiscal year 2008 investment returns averaging -26%.

July 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust announced that U.S. Institutional investment plan sponsors experienced one of their best quarters in recent years during the period ending June...

July 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $41.6 billion in June, according to the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

July 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the second quarter of 2009, the Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index posted its largest quarterly increase, 9.25%.

July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite modest equity market increases, a decline in bond yields led to a decline in the "typical" U.S. pension fund in June.

July 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) participants continued their search for higher returns in June by moving almost $270 million out of fixed income into a range of...

July 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. stock and bond mutual funds generated the best quarter of long-term fund inflows in more than two years during the second quarter...

July 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. stock and bond mutual funds generated the best quarter of long-term fund inflows in more than two years during the second quarter...

July 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The stock market rally that continued throughout the second quarter ended the string of six consecutive quarters in which the average target-date fund...

July 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economic crisis erased just under $10 trillion in professionally managed assets in 2008, with the bulk of the decline seen in the...

July 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economic crisis erased just under $10 trillion in professionally managed assets in 2008, with the bulk of the decline seen in the...

July 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After several months of record high credit spreads, falling yields on corporate bonds and rising yields on Treasuries are having a negative impact...

July 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The typical U.S. pension fund started the second quarter with a funding ratio of approximately 85% and ended with a funding ratio of...

June 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $55.5 billion in May, according to the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

June 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) participants followed the equity market rally with net monthly transfers in the Hewitt 401(k) Index for May sliding further in equities and...

June 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com - If you're looking for a sense of global market shifts, you might want to check out Russell's annual reconstitution shifts.

June 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Newly released data from the Investment Company Institute (ICI) indicates that 65% of total U.S. retirement assets during 2008 were held in employer-sponsored...

June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution balances continued to slip in the first quarter, but at a slower pace.