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May 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual funds run by experienced managers performed better than the average domestic equity fund in the past year's volatile market, results from a...

May 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The unemployment rate jumped to 4.5% in April, up from 4.3% in the previous month and higher than expectations.

May 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The planned component adjustment of Morgan Stanley Capital International's (MSCI) key equity indices may result in a net outflow of over $10 billion...

May 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) will partner with FTSE to develop a new index series called the FTSE/JSE Africa Series for investors in...

May 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The seasonally adjusted advance figure for initial unemployment benefits claims for the week ending April 28 was 421,000, climbing 9,000 from the previous...

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global markets rebounded in April following the surprise interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve, with gains recorded on most exchanges.

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The winners of a new promotion by American Express Retirement Services to push its retirement plan web site can walk off with a...

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US stock mutual funds suffered their largest monthly net cash outflow ever in March, more than $20 billion, according to the Investment Company...

April 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Venture capital seems likely to continue its funding slump this year, according to a new survey.

April 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first quarter's volatile markets saw the country's largest fixed income fund outsell all US equity funds for the third consecutive month.

April 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rose 2.6% in March to $66.03 billion at month-end, up from a revised $64.34...

April 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Initial claims for unemployment insurance increased by 4.6% from the previous week's total of 390,000 to a new five-year record of 408,000.

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AXA Investment Managers plans to list a new European exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 index.

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants and plan sponsors alike could certainly be experiencing motion sickness, with the daily change in the widely represented S&P 500 index hitting...

April 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors should jettison underperforming funds in order to raise cash for better investing days ahead -- even if those funds come from the...

April 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US investors reacted to a slumping stock market by pulling a record $15.4 billion out of stock mutual funds last month, according to...

April 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the face of declining markets, Delaware investments has announced plans to eliminate 14 of its retail mutual funds this year.

April 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - So far, 2001 has been a brutal year for UK pension fund mangers, with returns languishing at levels not seen since 1974.

April 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today saw the launch of the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index, a capped, tradable index featuring the largest, most liquid Chinese equities.

April 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A newly released survey of nearly 1,000 hedge funds reveals that Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns, and Goldman Sachs rank as the largest prime...