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December 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US stock mutual funds brought investors solid returns in 2004, but the pace was off from last year's totals.

December 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond mutual funds enjoyed a $19-billion asset boost in November with domestic equities offerings leading the way, according to Financial Research...

December 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and balanced mutual fund 2004 inflows reached $330 billion - setting a new record level as they bested the $307 billion from...

December 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Net inflows to US equity funds last month were the largest since February, and total industry flows were the strongest in two years,...

December 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Third quarter pension performance in the US was no great shakes with asset growth largely flat amid lackluster employment figures and sluggish retail...

December 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Developed world equity markets overcame the depreciating US dollar to post gains in November, with small-cap equities leading the way.

December 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While 401(k) participants may have moved assets into fixed income in the month before the Presidential election, the day after the voting saw...

December 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - October stock and bond mutual fund net inflows were down $7.6 billion when compared to the previous month, but the industry still saw...

November 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund investment by European institutions is on the rise, with over 60% asserting that they will be invested in such vehicles in...

November 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's mutual funds pulled in $87.5 billion in assets for a 1.2% asset increase in October after a similar 1.2% asset hike...

November 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index rose 0.72% in October, according to a news release.

November 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investor confidence fell in November, according to the State Street Global Markets Investor Confidence Index.

November 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined benefit (DB) plans outperformed 401(k)s significantly from 2000 to 2002, when the bear market was at its worst, according to consulting firm...

November 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Funneling money into strategies that offer less capacity constraints, hedge funds investors put $25.1 billion into the alternative investment vehicles in the third...

November 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite charges of market timing in the mutual fund industry, stock funds typically do not have any more portfolio turnover than they did...

November 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US equity mutual fund investors are paying $17.3 billion in hidden mutual fund trading costs that are not reported openly in the stated...

November 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund investors showed a bit more confidence in the equity markets during October as net flows into stock funds over the month...

November 16, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds were up an average of 1.06% in October, according to the HedgeFund.net-PerTrac Universes.

November 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Third quarter self-directed brokerage account (SDBA) activity remained static, with investors maintaining their exposure to equities, mutual funds, money markets and fixed income...

November 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds indices showed positive returns in October, with CSFB/Tremont reporting that its major hedge fund index was up 1.28% on the month.