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October 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the seventh month in a row, the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index produced a positive return, up 1.01% in September.

October 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A rally in interest rates led to one of the highest monthly growth rates for both the bond market and pension liabilities, as...

October 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Taking home top prize for the best mutual fund during the third quarter of 2003 was the Wasatch Micro Cap Fund, while jeers...

October 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Van Global Hedge Fund Index showed a 1.2% gain net of fees in September according to preliminary data from Van Hedge Fund...

October 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Third-quarter job cuts in the technology sector rose over the second quarter of 2003, but year-to-date 2003 totals represented a dramatic decline from...

October 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time since the beginning of 2003, US companies actually added jobs in September instead of slashing them left and right...

October 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a 4.52% return in the third quarter, Standard & Poor's domestic equity funds index is now up 18.39% year to date.

October 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hurricane Isabel continued to bedevil the jobless claims recordkeeping system as lagging claims from mid-September finally hit - driving up the latest government...

October 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund index provider MSCI has concluded its first quarterly Hedge Invest Index constituent review, which will result in the number of constituent...

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Reducing layoffs may have put the brakes on the recession in 2002, but a lack of hiring still translates into a net job...

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers apparently cut back a bit on their personnel cutbacks during September.

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MSCI All Country World Index Free ended September 0.48% higher.

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average small-cap growth mutual fund is a riskier play than eight out of 10 domestic equity offerings, according to a new report.

September 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds increased for the fifth month in a row - up $102.2 billion (1.5%) in August.

September 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in exchange-traded funds (ETF) rose slightly in August to $117.38 from $117.06 billion the previous month.

September 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While defined benefit plans' equity holdings remain slightly overweighted, don't expect a dramatic rebalancing just yet.

September 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stung by the bear market, increasing numbers of 529 college savings plan participants are opting for a DC plan staple - stable-value investments.

September 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index posted a 0.94% final return in August.

September 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The good news in Thursday's government jobless report was that the number of Americans seeking first-time unemployment benefits last week fell to the...

September 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond mutual funds took in $11.3 billion in new assets in August.