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September 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In another sign that the domestic labor market may finally be firming up, the number of announced job cuts fell 6% in August...

August 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the fourth month in a row, the combined assets of the nation's mutual funds increased - up $52.4 billion (0.8%) in July.

August 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unemployment benefit claims ticked up a bit last week - mostly because a few thousand unfortunate souls couldn't file their applications during the...

August 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a sign of continuing job market weakness, the number of mass layoffs as well as the number of victims of those layoffs...

August 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond mutual fund managers continued to sing "We're in the Money" during July as they vacuumed up $12.9 billion in new...

August 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index dipped a bit during the hot days of July by posting a 0.28% July return, down a...

August 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small-cap equity offerings were king of the hill among defined contribution plan core option mutual funds during the second quarter of 2003 with...

August 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US job market continued showing signs of regaining its strength with a government report that the number of Americans queuing up for...

August 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of second-quarter extended mass layoffs and the workers involved both spiked over data from the previous three-month period, but showed a...

August 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual funds investors hopped off the bond train and took the equity express enroute to a $10.1 billion July inflow.

August 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Second-quarter strength in the equity markets helped institutional investors bask in the glow of double-digit returns for the period.

August 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Continuing the asset gaining behavior of the first quarter, investors poured a record $13.83 billion in net assets into hedge funds during the...

August 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Index managed to wring out a 0.08% gain in July, on the back of Distressed Securities.

August 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in four weeks, the number of workers lining up to file for initial jobless benefits was up for the...

August 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Van US Hedge Fund Index edged up 1% in July on the backs of Aggressive Growth and Opportunistic funds.

August 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On the heels of stronger economic data and a rally in the equity markets, hedge fund industry assets increased $47 billion in the...

August 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preliminary results show the MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index managed a slim 0.1% return in July.

August 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With US interest rates at a 45-year-low, Federal Reserve monetary policy-makers took a wait-and-see stance by not further monkeying with rate levels.

August 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the fifth month in a row, the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index produced a positive return, up 1.24% in July.

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfer activity rose along with rising temperatures (and equity markets) in July, but remained muted relative to historical trends.