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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:...

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...

August 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard and Poor's has announced a clarification of its definition of a U.S. company for index purposes.

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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).

July 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds went up slightly by $1.6 billion to $11.39 trillion in June, according to the Investment...

July 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - International equity products outperformed their U.S. counterparts over the past year, according to an analysis of Morningstar's database of separate accounts.