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May 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Regulators voiced concern about complaints that decimalization has brought an increase in market specialists undercutting investors and possibly hurting smaller investors.

May 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds attracted a net $6.9 billion in the first quarter, the largest quarterly inflow since the first quarter of 1998, and nearly...

May 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors responded to April's stock market rally by pouring $21 billion into equity mutual funds following record outflows of $15.4 billion in March,...

May 22, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Online advice provider TeamVest is refocusing its efforts, teaming up with Pyramid Digital Solutions to provide "re-brandable" online advice and education solutions to...

May 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets held in managed funds at the industry's top firms totaled $267.5 billion at the end of March, down 8% from the previous...

May 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the second week in a row the number of people lining up to claim unemployment insurance dropped, and to its lowest level...

May 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund assets held in employer-sponsored retirement plans totaled $1.2 trillion in 2000, a drop of 4% from a year earlier, according to...

May 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds underperformed equities in April, with the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index posting a narrow 0.7% increase.

May 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Average US Hedge Fund gained just 2.5% net in April, as US stock markets enjoyed a respite, according to Van Hedge Fund...

May 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - First-quarter commitments to venture capital funds decreased 32% from last quarter, according to a report from Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital...

May 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As anticipated, the Federal Open Market Committee Tuesday cut the Fed Funds rate by 50 basis points in a continuing effort to boost...

May 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - America continued to assert itself in the ranking of the worlds' wealthiest, no doubt helped along by burgeoning 401(k) investments and stock options,...

May 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - June may mark the first quarter in four years in which the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) cut its estimate for jobs created...

May 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most 401(k) participants plan to keep to their current investment strategies and almost a third will increase the amount of their contribution, a...

May 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits for the first time plummeted by 41,000 from the record highs of previous weeks.

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds couldn't keep up with surging stock markets in April, according to the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index.

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unit investment trusts totaled $7.44 billion in March, compared to $5.1 recorded in the same period last year, according to figures from the...

May 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consultant Frank Russell said Tuesday it had appointed Fidelity International to help manage two European equity funds in Russell's multi-manager fund product.

May 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The real estate sector is poised to outperform other markets this year, according to Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI).

May 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfer volumes returned to normal in April, but participants made significant movements away from company stock and bond funds, according to the...