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November 12, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dow Jones Indexes is revamping the sector classification system of the Dow Jones Global Index family.

November 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After a tumultuous September, participant transfer activity settled back to a more normal pace in October, according to the Hewitt 401(k) index.

November 12, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors poured $6.9 billion in new money into hedge funds in the third quarter, slightly down from the second quarter's $8.4 billion.

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits for the first time dropped by 46,000 in the week ending November 3, a decrease of...

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The UK pension market continues undergoing dramatic changes as companies increasingly start defined contribution plans, move money out of domestic equities and hire...

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Nasdaq Stock Market's new chief executive, Harwick Simmons, on Thursday revealed the exchange's plans to expand into other countries.

November 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As anticipated, the Federal Open Market Committee slashed its target for short-term interest rates by a further half a percentage point.

November 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified US equity funds rebounded in October, gaining 3.8% on average after a 17.8% plunge in the third quarter, according to Lipper.

November 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The US unemployment rate increased by a staggering 0.5%, reaching 5.4% in October, a month that saw the economy losing 415,000 jobs, according to...

November 2, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors increased their positions in stock funds in October after seeking refuge in fixed income and money market accounts in September, according to a...

November 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans lining up for initial unemployment benefits shrank by 2% in the week ending October 27. However, continuing claims rose...

November 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The FTSE All-World Index increased by 2% in October as markets rebounded from the lows following September's terrorist attacks, all regions, apart from...

November 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Clearstream International, one of Europe's two international clearing and settlement organizations, may sell out to rival Euroclear or to Clearstream's 50% shareholder, Deutsche...

November 1, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average corporate pension plan shrink by 11.1%, and the average public plan lose 11.8% on a year to date basis, and an increasing...

October 31, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Treasury has announced plans to eliminate the 30-year Treasury bond, citing its loss of benchmark status and decline in demand -a decline that...

October 30, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds fell by 4.8% to $6.417 trillion in September, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI)'s survey...

October 30, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Technological advances and the globalization of capital markets will force European stock exchanges to consolidate, resulting in a single pan-European clearing-house by 2006, according...

October 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the past 18 months, UK retailer Boots PLC has shifted its entire £2.3 billion ($3.31 billion) defined benefit portfolio away from equities...

October 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial Research Corp. reports that 17 of the 25 largest mutual fund companies saw net withdrawals from their stock and bond funds in...

October 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SRI World Group, a financial consulting firm, has published a guide on socially responsible investment strategies for institutional investors.