Private Equity Performance Turns
June 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Private equity performance results for the final quarter of 2001 were -27.8%, slightly higher than the previous quarter, which lost -32.4%.
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Russell Reconstitutes US Indexes
June 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Frank Russell Company has posted its preliminary lists of companies that will join or leave the broad-market Russell 3000 Index when the firm...
Hedge Fund Gains Edge out Broader Market
June 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds produced a near flat return of 0.11% in May, according to numbers from the Hennessee Hedge Fund Advisory Group.
May Unemployment Rate Tumbles
June 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A sign that the labor market is slowly climbing out of a trough, the unemployment rate fell to 5.8% in May, according to...
Americans Getting Richer
June 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US household net worth inched up over the first quarter, as stronger real-estate values cancelled out stock market losses, a report from the...
Dow Jones Reshuffles Titans
June 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dow Jones Indexes has shuffled the constituents of its Titans indexes as part of its regular annual review.
May Modest for Hedge Funds
June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Average US Hedge Fund eked out an estimated 0.4% net return in May, according to preliminary estimates from Van Hedge Fund Advisors...
Jobless Claims Dip Below 400,000 Mark
June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a positive sign for the US labor market, the number of jobless claims fell to their lowest level in more than a...
Northern Trust Releases Investment Info Site
June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust launched Global Investor Passport, a Web site that aims to aid plan sponsors and investors in obtaining and filtering information.
Top UK Managers Hurt in 2001
June 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The top five investment managers of the UK's segregated pension funds saw the value of their businesses plummet in 2001, a survey by...
Announced Job Cuts Moderate in May
June 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Planned job cuts announced by American companies fell by 25% over the month of May and 6% over the year, according to data...
Canadians Focus on Retirement Savings
June 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement and long-term investing are the primary savings goals for over half of older Canadians, a survey finds.
ETF Assets Dip in April
May 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in exchange traded funds (ETFs) totaled $85.8 billion in April, a 2.7% drop from the previous month, according to the Investment Company...
Q1 2002 Sees $5.6 Billion Hedge Fund Inflow
May 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors added a net $5.6 billion in assets to hedge funds in the first quarter of 2002, ending 2001's record growth pace, according...
Temp Cuts Lead Mass Layoffs Lower
May 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There were 1,507 mass layoff actions in April involving at least 50 workers from a single company, with cuts in temporary workforces leading...
Stock Fund Inflows Slow
May 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock mutual funds attracted just $11.7 billion in new money in April, down significantly from the $29.6 billion in net inflows in March,...
Initial Claims Dip, Lines Remain Long
May 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although the number of Americans seeking initial unemployment benefits fell for the second straight week, workers appear to be staying unemployed longer.
Dual Quote to Debut at Big Board
May 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the introduction of a new trading program that will allow traders to execute trades from their desktops, the Big Board will put...
April Positive for Fund Flows
May 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Net flows into stock and bond funds totaled $22 billion during April 2002, slightly more than the $20.8 billion net intake in the...
SEC Proposes T+1 Move
May 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposes requiring US securities transactions to move to a T+1 settlement environment, and has asked for public...