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February 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The fourth quarter of 2008 was not a good time for equity investors, according to the latest Mercer 2008 Defined Contribution Universe Summary...

February 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Funding ratios at the typical U.S. corporate pension plan rebounded five percentage points in January, according to BNY Mellon Asset Management.

February 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The performance of institutional investors' portfolios for the 2008 calendar year was down approximately 25%, according to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service...

February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to market lore, January has two special attributes.

February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median master trust in the Independent Consultants Cooperative (ICC) Universe dropped 12.2% in the fourth quarter and lost 24% for the year...

February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median master trust in the Independent Consultants Cooperative (ICC) Universe dropped 12.2% in the fourth quarter and lost 24% for the year...

February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets invested in Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) have not suffered as much as assets in other retirement plans, according to a survey by...

January 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Generally speaking, there's no such thing as a sure thing - certainly when it comes to investing.

January 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Higher education endowments fell an average 23% from July to November 2008, according to two new studies, after a 3% giveback for the...

January 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Higher education endowments fell an average 23% from July to November 2008, according to two new studies, after a 3% giveback for the...

January 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global institutional pension fund assets in 11 major markets shrank by approximately 19% during 2008, from $25 trillion to around $20 trillion, according...

January 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median institutional plan in the Northern Trust Universe lost a quarter of its value during a "dismal" 2008, according to the latest...

January 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The fourth quarter of 2008 was a dark time for target-maturity funds as the average offering suffered a 17.3% setback, a new Ibbotson...

January 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index lost 10.3% in the fourth quarter of 2008 and 22.2% for the year, wiping out the last...

January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The growing popularity of automatic enrollment in defined contribution plans - and target-date default choices in those plans - should fuel a surge...

January 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As a reaction to the plunging stock market, the overall transfer activity in the Hewitt 401(k) Index was significantly higher in 2008 than...

January 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Current assets in Shariah-compliant investments may be more modest than cited by many regulators and industry players, according to a new analysis.

January 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global equity markets rebounded in December, according to Standard & Poor's Index Services monthly global stock market review, The World by Numbers.

January 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UBS Global Asset Management's US Pension Fund Fitness Tracker, a quarterly estimate of the overall health of a typical U.S. defined benefit pension...

December 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds decreased by $261.65 billion, or 2.7%, to $9.355 trillion in November, according to the Investment...