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August 8, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds outperformed the major equity indices last month, according to a preliminary report from Van Hedge Fund Advisors.

August 8, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite increasing talk about a "double dip" recession, the nation's employment picture is signaling a slowly improving labor market with fewer than expected...

August 8, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US stock markets and accounting scandals gave investors heartburn in July, and participants were no exception, according to the Hewitt 401(k) Index.

August 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets held in separately managed accounts totaled $417.1 billion in the second quarter of 2002, according to figures from The Money Management Institute...

August 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Job cut announcements fell to the lowest level in 14 months, according to a new report.

August 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ranks of jobless Americans didn't grow during July, but the vaunted US job-creation machine nearly ground to a halt.

August 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) is developing a new family of equity indices that will allow domestic investors to benchmark their investments against...

July 8, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If the pace of telecommunications job cutting continues into the second half of the year, it will at least meet, if not topple...

August 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest jobless benefits report is something of a good news - bad news proposition.

August 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - World equity markets extended their losing streak in July, although stock prices did recover some of their losses in the last week, according...

July 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global investors will now have some additional benchmark guidance for value and growth investments in a half dozen European countries.

July 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) decreased by nearly $4 billion in June, but international ETFs managed to gain ground.

July 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors fled US equity mutual funds in droves last month, pulling out more than $18 billion on a net basis, according to an...

July 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Deposits to unit investment trusts totaled $923.8 million in June, down from the previous month's $957.9 million, but a substantial decrease from a...

July 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - European settlement houses Euroclear and Crest Co. announced plans to merge yesterday, creating Europe's biggest settlement system for both stocks and bonds.

July 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Average US Hedge Fund lost ground in June but still outperformed major US equity benchmarks, according to a preliminary report from Van...

July 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's unemployment rate edged up slightly in June, despite an increase in job openings.

July 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's jobless claims fell for the second month in a row - and to a 15-month low last week - and there...

July 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock mutual funds fared miserably in the last few months, as accounting shenanigans, bankruptcies and bleak profit forecasts dragged shares lower and raised...

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global equity markets suffered a dismal month in June, with the FTSE All-World Index falling 6.2% in dollar terms.