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November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Third quarter performance for corporate, public, and foundation/endowment plans were lackluster at best, according to a survey of plan sponsor performance by Mercer...

November 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the 30 days before the Presidential election, 401(k) plan participants moved assets from stocks to fixed income, but didn't exactly do it...

November 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median master trust showed slightly positive gains in the third quarter, with larger trusts performing better than their smaller counterparts.

November 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal Reserve policy makers continued on their interest-rate raising ways as they jacked up US rates by a quarter percentage point for the...

November 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Worldwide mutual fund assets decreased slightly in the second quarter of 2004, down to $14.41 trillion from a previous high of $14.56 trillion...

November 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Independent Consultants Cooperative (ICC) has released the third quarter returns for its investment universe, with US Fund sponsors gaining a mediocre 0.3%...

November 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Reversing a trend that has lasted for decades, constituents of the S&P 500 are continuing to increase dividends this year, with more than...

November 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bolstered by a huge influx of post-hurricane construction work, the nation's employment picture brightened considerably in October with the addition of 337,000 new...

November 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The name of the game in mutual funds during the third quarter was the value investing approach, according to a Mercer Investment Consulting...

November 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's reported that October hedge fund performance, as measured by the S&P Hedge Fund Index, was up 0.72% for the month,...

November 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Net inflows into the mutual fund industry in September topped $21 billion, according to estimates by the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

November 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US value stock funds have brought higher returns on the year, but growth funds seem to be picking up steam, outperforming value funds...

October 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median International equity manager in the InterSec EAFE+ peer group showed flat returns for the third quarter with a return of just...

October 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US institutional investors posted flat returns in the third quarter due to faltering equities, but 12-month trailing figures still show double-digit positive returns.

October 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's mutual funds pulled in $90.3 billion in assets for a 1.2% asset increase in September.

October 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of mutual fund holders are adopting a 'buy-and-hold' strategy, with 60% of shareholders making no transactions in their mutual funds in...

October 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The pace of US mass layoffs eased a bit in September, both in terms of the number of layoffs and the workers affected...

October 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a squalid stock market, net inflows into stock and balanced mutual funds rose by $31 billion in the third quarter of 2004.

October 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mirroring year-to-date and three year running totals, Standard & Poor's benchmarks outperformed actively managed funds in most US equity styles in the third...

October 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Equity and bond funds saw net inflows in September, while money funds experienced typical seasonal outflows for the month, according to the latest...