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December 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small-cap mutual funds continued to outpace their mid- and large-cap equity counterparts in November, but investors may be disappointed by the segment's performance...

December 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Domestic jobless claims ticked up unexpectedly last week, but the employment picture still pointed to an albeit halting recovery.

December 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's Hedge Fund Index continued its winning ways for the year with a 0.48% return in November.

December 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There was good news in the latest monthly report on planned job cuts, with word that the November totals were down 42% from...

December 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) continue to shine in 2003, as the NAREIT Composite has increased by 33.88% year-to-date through November.

December 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of closed-end funds increased $14.2 billion at the end of the third quarter.

December 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exchange-traded funds continued to enjoy strong investor support in October, swelling by more than $9 billion, according to an industry report.

December 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The FTSE All-World Index posted a 4% November gain on the back of improving global equity markets.

November 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index advanced by 1.94% in October, according to an MSCI news release.

November 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans lining up for first-time jobless claims continued its downward trend with an 11,000-claims drop last week.

November 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Domestic mass layoffs skyrocketed in October over the month before with a 75.4% increase in layoffs and a 91.4% hike in affected workers.

November 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond mutual funds took in $23.1 billion in new assets in October.

November 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds increased after a slight dip last month - up $202.9 billion (2.9%) in October.

November 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wall Street may be in the grips of a wide-ranging mutual fund trading scandal, but that apparently hasn't soured investors from pouring nearly...

November 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund investors poured a record amount of net assets, $24.6 billion, into their funds during the third quarter, according to research compiled...

November 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A week after the number of Americans filing for first-time jobless claims increased, the closely watched economic indicator resumed its downward path with...

November 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of long-term mass layoffs and the number of involved workers both plummeted during the third quarter, the US Department of Labor's...

November 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Inflows to equity and balanced-type funds exceeded $30 billion in October.

November 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets under management in the hedge fund industry rose 3.3% to an aggregate $687.5 billion in the third quarter.

November 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the 16th consecutive time, the S&P 500 seems likely to show an increase in total return for the third year of a...