Mutual Fund Flows Continue Strong in January
March 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $52.9 billion in January, following a net intake of $39.4 billion in December, according to...
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Mellon: Pension Plan Funding Drops 3.4% in February
March 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of a typical U.S. pension plan fell by 3.4% in February, following an uptick of 2.4% the month before, according...
Emerging Markets Private Equity Arena Heating Up
March 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The amount of private equity dollars being invested in the emerging markets of Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa...
Hedge Fund Flows Up 6% in 2006
February 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hennessee Group LLC, an adviser to hedge fund investors, estimates that hedge fund industry assets increased by $215 billion (17.5%) in 2006 to...
Mutual Fund Assets Up $153.8B in January
February 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Combined assets of the nation's mutual funds increased by $152.8 billion, or 1.5%, to $10.56 trillion in January, according to the Investment Company...
Institutional Plans Make Strides in 4Q06
February 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer Investment Consulting's Summary Performance of US Institutional Portfolios survey found the median corporate plan had a fourth quarter2006 gain of 5.7%, while...
Weekly Earnings Drop Slightly in January
February 21, 2007 - (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real average weekly earnings fell by 0.3% in January, according to preliminary data from the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics...
S&P Finds Mixed January Global Equity Picture
February 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The global equity markets turned in a mixed performance in January with emerging markets slightly giving up ground and developed markets gaining territory,...
Pension Funding Status Ticks up in January
February 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The typical U.S. defined benefit pension plan saw its funding status increase by 2.4% in January - the latest performance in a trend...
Post-Holiday Surges Lift Transfer Volumes
February 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants entered the New Year in a mood for trading, according to the Hewitt 401(k) index.
TUCS Data Shows 2006 a Red-Letter Year for Instl. Investors
February 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 2006 was extremely kind to most institutional investors with an annual median return of 12.95%, according to new data.
Equities Ruled in Q406
February 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The fourth quarter of 2006 saw a strong performance from U.S. equity markets with modest overall economic growth and a subsiding of inflation...
Labor Costs and Productivity Escalate in Q406
February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US workforce productivity went up in the fourth quarter by 3%, following a third quarter that showed no change and labor costs rose...
U.S. Hedge Fund Growth Slows in Q306
February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Money raising got tougher for new hedge funds in 2006 after the equity market slowdown at midyear and the later meltdown of Amaranth...
U.S. Hedge Fund Growth Slows in Q306
February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Money raising got tougher for new hedge funds in 2006 after the equity market slowdown at midyear and the later meltdown of Amaranth...
Mutual Fund Flows Strong Again in December
February 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $39.4 billion in December, following a low net intake of $17.4 billion in November, according...
January Job Gains Below Predictions
February 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although US hiring managers brought on a fewer-than-anticipated 111,000 new workers in January, the job market in the fourth quarter of 2006 was...
If the Bears Win, Will the Bulls Run?
February 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Adherents of the so-called Super Bowl Theory are no doubt grinning ear-to-ear these days, regardless of Sunday's winner.
If the Bears Win, Will the Bulls Run?
February 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Adherents of the so-called Super Bowl Theory are no doubt grinning ear-to-ear these days, regardless of Sunday's winner.
ICI: Global Mutual Fund Assets Up 4.1% in Q3
February 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of mutual funds around the globe climbed 4.1% in the third quarter of 2006 to $20.22 trillion, beating the 2005...