CSFB Tremont Hedge Fund Index December Gain Eclipses November
January 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index was up 1.95% for December, according to the latest CSFB/Tremont data.
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Active Management Trumps S&P Indices in '03
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...
MSCI Hedge Fund Index Powers Ahead 1.8% in December
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%...
ICI: UIT Deposits Down in November
January 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Asset flows into unit investment trusts (UIT) receded in November.
December Job-Creation Prediction: 130,000; DoL Data: 1,000
January 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Encouraged by a decent holiday shopping season, many economists had called for a robust amount of job creation in Friday's government report on...
Hewitt: K Plan Participants Roar Back To Equities in '03
January 9, 2004 (PLANSPSONSOR.com) - The past year represented not only the charging of the bulls in the broader markets, but also of investors back into equity investments...
Hennessee: Hedge Funds Up 1.9% in December; 19.7% in '03
January 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the 10th month in a row, the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index ended positive, up 1.92% in December and closing the books on...
Jobless Claims Jump for First Time in a Month
January 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The government reported Thursday that the number of jobless Americans applying for initial unemployment benefits took its first hike in a month -...
Van: Global Hedge Funds 18.2% Better in 2003
January 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preliminary results of the Van Global Hedge Fund Index show a 2.3% gain net of fees in December and an 18.2% gain for...
Ryan: Five-Year Valuations Up Pension Contributions
January 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though 2003 saw a nice run up in the broad based equity market, five-year moving averages used by many defined benefit for...
Aggressive Funds Dominate Q4 Best List
January 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those mutual funds that take risks were rewarded handsomely with more than half the spots on RiskMetrics Group's "Best and Worst" Funds of...
Job Cuts Up in Q4, Down in '03
January 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - December's downward trend in planned job cuts proved indicative of the year, as 2003's layoff total was 16% lower than the previous year's...
FTSE All-World Finishes 2003 31% Higher
January 5 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - December's continued rising equity tide helped buoy the FTSE All-World Index to an impressive 31.4% return in 2003.
MSCI Reshuffles Hedge Fund Invest Index
January 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund index provider MSCI has concluded its second quarterly Hedge Invest Index constituent review, which will result in the number of constituent...
REITs End Year Nearly 40% Higher
January 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Riding stout returns in the fourth quarter and December of 2003, the NAREIT Composite REIT Index ended the year with a strong 38.47%...
ETFs Swell Across the Globe in '03
January 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Globally, asset under management in exchange-traded funds (ETF) were up 49% in 2003.
Junk Bonds Return Highest Gain Since '91
January 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual funds investing in junk bonds pulled in $26.7 billion in 2003, AMG Data Services divulged.
REITs Return 37.5% in '03
January 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a 37.5% return for 2003, the SNL Equity REIT Index has outpaced the S&P 500 for the third consecutive year.
Jobless Claims Plummet to Early 2001 Levels
December 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the most positive sign in a long while that the often-faltering economic recovery may be gaining its sea legs after all, the...
Study: Keeping Dow Above 10,000 Could be Tough
December 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If investing history is to be a guide for the future, don't look for the Dow Jones Industrial Average to climb above the...