Q207 Hedge Fund Inflow Totals $41.1B
August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors poured $41.1 billion into hedge funds in the second quarter of 2007 and swelled industry assets to an estimated $1.67 trillion by...
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Funds Solidly in Positive Territory in July
August 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A month after suffering a $2.7-billion outflow, mutual funds ducked back into solid positive territory in July with $26.7 billion in inflows, according...
Vanguard Proposes Benchmarking Approach for Target-Date Funds
August 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vanguard Investment Counseling and Research has suggested an approach to a problem that has bedeviled many plan sponsors otherwise attracted to target-date funds:...
Master Trusts Post Double-Digit Returns for 12-Month Period
August 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median performance of all master trusts for the year ended June 30, 2007 was 16.42% according to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison...
S&P Clarifies its Index Definition of a US Company
August 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard and Poor's has announced a clarification of its definition of a U.S. company for index purposes.
401(k) Participants Favor Equities Despite Market Volatility in July
August 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite market volatility in July, 401(k) participants moved their assets from fixed income investments to equities on 62% of the days in the...
Real Average Earnings Dip in July
August 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real average weekly earnings fell by 0.1% in July, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S....
Emerging Markets Continue Trend of Positive Returns
August 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Emerging market returns outpaced developed market returns in July, seeing a 4.53% gain, while developed markets posted a 2.02% loss, according to Standard...
Emerging Equity Markets Continue to Outshine Developed Markets
August 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Emerging equity market returns continued to outpace developed market returns in July, according to Standard & Poor's global stock market review, The World...
Hedge Fund Assets Rise 8% in Q2
August 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total hedge fund asset levels increased by 8% in the second quarter of 2007 to $2.59 trillion from $2.4 trillion in the first...
Hedge Fund Assets Rise 8% in Q2
August 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total hedge fund asset levels increased by 8% in the second quarter of 2007 to $2.59 trillion from $2.4 trillion in the first...
Mutual Fund Assets Up 4.6% in Q107
August 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund assets worldwide increased 4.6% to reach $22.72 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2007, with net cash flow...
Mutual Fund Assets Up 4.6% in Q107
August 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund assets worldwide increased 4.6% to reach $22.72 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2007, with net cash flow...
BNY Pension Indexes Show 4.4% July Decline
August 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A stock market slump and a sharp drop in interest rates in July caused a decline of 4.4% in the funded status of...
July a Rough Month for Hedge Funds: Dow Jones Indexes
August 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With only three of the six strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posting net-of-fees gains, July was the weakest month in...
July Sees Negative Returns for All S&P Investment Styles
August 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nine U.S. equity investment styles posted negative returns in July, with greatest drop coming from SmallCap 600, according to Standard & Poor's.
Active International Equity Portfolios Outpace MSCI EAFE Index
August 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two-thirds of active international equity portfolios outperformed the MSCI EAFE Index return of 10.7% for the first six months of 2007, according to...
Real Average Earnings Inched Up in June
July 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real average weekly earnings rose by 0.5% in June, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department...
Real Average Earnings Inched Up in June
July 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real average weekly earnings rose by 0.5% in June, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department...
FRC: Mutual Funds See $23.3B in June Inflows
July 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond mutual funds experienced net inflows of $23.3 billion in June, according to data from the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).