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March 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average US hedge fund suffered a 2.5% loss in February, according to Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, outperforming major US indexes for...

March 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average US hedge fund suffered a 2.5% loss in February, according to Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, outperforming major US indexes for...

March 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new patients' bill of rights bill would allow employers to designate a third party as the entity responsible for making medical decisions,...

March 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - America now spends over a trillion dollars on health care, with prescription drugs making up nearly 10% of the total.

March 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite continued concerns from institutional investors, NASDAQ will launch its first pilot wave of decimal pricing today for 15 securities.

December 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada launched a segregated funds product that combines the growth potential offered by mutual funds with a built-in...

December 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors who administer deferred compensation plans from Nationwide Retirement Solutions might find processing employee contributions a little easier following the addition of...

December 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Multex.com has added Multex Global Estimates covering 16,500 companies from more than 650 brokers in more than 60 countries to its MultexNET product.

December 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - INVESCO Private Capital, a New York-based venture capital and private equity firm, announced Monday that it is closing the INVESCO Partnership Fund III...

December 15, 2000 (HedgeWorld.com)—The bears most definitely are not headed back into their caves. Dedicated short-bias funds posted the best returns for the year in the month of...

December 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Express Financial Corporation has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for two new sub-advised mutual funds slated...

November 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today unanimously approved new rules that require brokers and markets to disclose more information about their trade...

November 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pax World Funds, leading a coalition of socially focused institutional investors, has found a new target for change - calling on Sony's American...

November 15, 2000 (HedgeWorld.com)—The Varma-Sampo, Finland's largest pension and insurance group, which oversees in excess of $17 billion in assets, plans to allocate up to 5% of its...

November 15, 2000 (HedgeWorld.com) - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, Baton Rouge, will hire managers this week for its first hedge fund allocation and preparing for more private...

October 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When a college education is the savings goal, 529 plans compare favorably to other investment vehicles, a recent study by TIAA-CREF Institute finds.

October 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Polaroid Corp. has informed employees that the company's pension plan is underfunded, the Boston Globe reported.

October 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although almost 80% of CEOs report having a business plan with measurable goals tied to its targeted growth pace, many say that fast...

October 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Partly due to the increased popularity of defined contribution retirement plans, the estimated number of households investing in mutual funds has grown by...

October 3, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of its expanding HR/payroll outsourcing practice, Fidelity Investments plans to launch an online end-to-end hiring management solution for staffing professionals.