Challenger: Hiring Managers Still Picky
June 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than four in 10 companies plan second-half 2004 hiring, but that doesn't mean they're throwing the workplace doors completely open.
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Funds Hit With Substantial May Setback
June 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - May's emerging spring wasn't all that kind to mutual funds, with stock and bond fund offerings suffering an $11.2 billion setback.
Funds Holding More Retirement Assets
June 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Healthy cash inflows and a market turnaround combined to bulk up retirement assets in mutual funds by 28% to a record $2.7 trillion.
Bond Funds Continue Bleeding in May
June 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rising interest rates continued to exact a toll on bond mutual funds in May, sparking a record fixed income outflow.
UITs Plummet in May
June 16, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Asset flows into unit investment trusts (UIT) plunged in May.
CSFB/Tremont Hedge Index Retreats 0.23% in May
June 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index gave up 0.23% in May 2004, according to a Credit Suisse First Boston Tremont news release.
Van Global Hedge Fund Retreats in May
June 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Van Global Hedge Fund Index fell 0.3% in May, according to industry consultant Van Hedge Fund Advisors International (VAN).
Study: Individual K Plans Booming
June 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Individual 401(k) plans were hot during 2003 - red hot, according to a new research report.
Ryan: Pension Assets Better Liabilities in May
June 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension assets continued to outpace liabilities in May.
Hewitt: K Plan Participants Flood Into Fixed-Income in May
June 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dow Jones swooned in May and with the dip, 401(k) participants transferred more of their retirement funds into fixed-income investments, but overall...
Hennessee Hedge Index Wraps Up May in the Red
June 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds ended May in the red, losing 0.37%, bringing the year-to-date Hennessee Hedge Fund Index return to 1.82%.
S&P Hedge Indices Hit By Across the Board Losses
June 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Standard & Poor's hedge fund indices suffered across-the-board losses in May in what S&P labeled "an increasingly uncertain marketplace," the company said...
Mid-Caps Lead Funds Higher in May
June 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Led by mid-cap funds, domestic equity mutual funds put up a 1.4% return in May.
Mercer: Jump Carefully into Hedge Funds
June 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the continued strong interest in hedge funds in the institutional marketplace, one consulting firm has advice for those eyeing the hedge fund...
Economy Watchers Glowing After Plentiful May Job Creation
June 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Domestic employment market watchers got lots to smile about Friday when the government announced that the job creation machine was in high gear...
Challenger: May Job Cuts Inch Up
June 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of announced May staff reductions edged up a bit over April - the employment barometer's second straight monthly gain.
Incomes, Savings Rise in April
May 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American workers earned - and saved - more in April, according to a government report.
Number of Jobless Filers Dips Lower
May 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans filing for initial jobless claims fell last week.
Self-Directed Participants Again Favor Equities in Q1
May 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - During the first quarter of 2004, trading activity in self directed brokerage accounts (SDBA) was up 18%, as participants moved assets away from...
Q1 Sees Record High in Hedge Fund Inflows
May 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Investors poured a record amount of net assets, $38.2 billion, into hedge funds during the first quarter, according to research compiled by Tremont's hedge...