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March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index dropped a notch in February, falling by 0.6%. That follows a 0.5% uptick in January.

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest data release from the Department of Labor (DoL) shows a slow but steady recovery in the US labor market.

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although the performance of hedge funds was generally lackluster over the month, the Average US Hedge Fund generally outpaced the market in February,...

March 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The FTSE Group, a creator of equity indices, has added 11 US companies to its FTSE4Good Social Responsible (SRI) index.

March 8, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Average U.S. Hedge Fund posted a mild -0.7% net loss in February, based on preliminary figures received by Van Hedge Fund Advisors...

March 8, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The unemployment rate inched down for the second consecutive month, data from the US Department of Labor (DoL) shows, giving Americans new evidence...

March 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of the newly unemployed applying for unemployment benefits dipped last week, according to new data from the Department of Labor.

March 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Soft markets provided fertile ground for hedge fund growth in 2001, according to the Annual Hennessee Hedge Fund Manager Survey.

March 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The gap between defined benefit plan assets and liabilities widened to -4.4% in February, leaving plan sponsors concerned over appropriate asset allocations in...

March 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A further sign that the pace of layoffs is abating, planned job cuts were down almost 40% in February, to levels not seen...

March 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock funds continued to suffer negative returns in February, with the average diversified US equity mutual fund falling about 2.9% during the month.

February 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There were 2,146 mass layoffs in January 2002 involving 263,821 workers, down slightly from the 2,440 mass layoffs in December, the Department of...

February 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of newly unemployed claiming benefits increased last week, while the key four-week moving average edged down to its lowest level in...

February 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The number of advertisements for job openings is no longer declining, indicating that the demand for labor seems to have bottomed out, according to...

February 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual funds that turned one-year-old at the close of 2001 outperformed the market over the year, returning -9.8%, compared to a fall of...

February 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment returns for every investment category increased significantly in the final three months of 2001, compared to the previous quarter, according to the...

February 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets invested in exchange traded funds (ETF) added up to $82 billion at the close of January 2002, down a slight 1.1% from...

February 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After falling for two consecutive weeks, the number of first time jobless benefits claimants edged up by 10,000 in the week ending February...

February 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund managers that employ merger arbitrage strategies are being forced to hold their money elsewhere, given a dearth of merger and acquisition...

February 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors continued putting money into domestic stock funds in January, but at a rate that produced the smallest January inflow since early 1991,...