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January 16, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - What a difference a year makes. Twelve months after only managing a scant 0.2% return, the Van Global Hedge Fund Index posted a...

January 16, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds gained an average of 1.83% in December, according to the HedgeFund.net-PerTrac Universes.

January 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of jobless Americans lining up for first-time unemployment benefits fell by 11,000 for the week ending January 10 - erasing the...

January 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index was up 1.95% for December, according to the latest CSFB/Tremont data.

January 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the past two years, more than half of the 600 companies polled by Mellon Human Resources & Investor Solutions (HR&IS) have increased...

January 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Senate Finance Chairman Charles Grassley (R - Iowa) has released a corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) proposal to curb tax abuses.

January 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Travelers Property Casualty Corp has introduced a commercial policy that would reimburse the employees for expenses of resolving an identity theft.

January 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Led by strong performances by growth managers, actively managed mutual funds bested their Standard & Poor's index peers in equity investment style box...

January 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preliminary reports show the MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index posting a December increase of 1.8%, a significant increase from November's comparatively scant 0.7%...

January 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dimensional Fund Advisors has launched three new options, Global Funds, for plan sponsors to consider adding to their defined contribution lineup.

January 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the world of the defined benefit plans continues to evolve, Technical Answer Group Inc. (TAG) has launched a new Actuarial Services Division...

January 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Early-stage multiple sclerosis (MS) that is not found to affect major life activity, coupled with an employee's record of poor performance, does not...

January 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The amount of time that managers and executives spend looking for work is plummeting, a leading indicator that the employment picture may be...

January 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey Governor James McGreevey wants to mandate two paid days off for working parents to attend to issues with their children.

January 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of large US companies doesn't paint a pretty picture for the future of retiree health benefits including higher costs and...

January 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Washington, DC-based research group, which advises Congress and federal officials about health issues, has called for universal health care in the US...

January 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Staring down the barrel of a $37 million deficit, Rhode Island's secretary of state is urging the state to consider purchasing prescription drugs...

January 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Things are finally looking up when it comes to compensation for chief information officers for the first time in three years, according to...

January 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As expected New Jersey Governor James McGreevey has inked the Garden State's Domestic Partnership Act giving unprecedented legal, health care and financial rights...

January 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's proposal for nationwide database to make it easier for health providers to share information is just the start...