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July 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey has found that 2007 U.S. hedge fund launches are up sharply over last year.

July 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Hiring activity in the U.S. surpassed expectations for the month of June, and the unemployment rate was stagnant at 4.5%.

July 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three of the funds in the federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) suffered losses in June, with only the government securities (G) fund and...

June 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds increased by $329.1 billion, or 3%, to $11.396 trillion in May, according to the Investment...

June 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) participants traded very modestly in May, with daily average net transfer activity at only 0.03% of balances and no days of above-normal...

June 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The strong private real estate arena provided a good foundation for the public real estate market during 2006, with the high level of...

June 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. independent/private and community foundations reported an average annual return of 13.7% in Fiscal Year 2006 compared to 7.9% in Fiscal Year 2005,...

June 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investment Group announced that it would reshuffle the companies that constitute the Russell 3000 Index, with the largest number of company additions...

June 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's said Thursday the world's emerging and developed markets continue to post positive returns in May 2007.

June 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR. com) - U.S. listed ETF assets rose by approximately $20 Billion in May with International, Style, Size, Specialty and Broad Market ETFs experiencing considerable...

June 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR. com) - U.S. listed ETF assets rose by approximately $20 Billion in May with International, Style, Size, Specialty and Broad Market ETFs experiencing considerable...

May 30, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds increased by $303 billion, or 2.8%, to $11.06 trillion in April, according to the Investment...

May 30, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first quarter performance for corporate, public, and foundation/endowment pension plans fell below Q4 performance, according to Mercer Investment Consulting's Summary Performance of...

May 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investments in the global real estate market are gaining traction as a way for investors to diversify their portfolios, a recent study commissioned...

May 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond mutual funds experienced net inflows of $33 billion in April, according to data from the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

May 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) participants continued shifting their assets from equities to fixed income investments in April, but not with the same aggression as they did...

May 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer Investment Consulting's first-quarter 2007 Defined Contribution Universe Summary showed International Equity outperformed all other equity classes during the quarter.

May 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Standard & Poor's said Monday that emerging and developed markets ended the month of April in positive territory, their second consecutive month with such...

May 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The assets in U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) climbed 5% during April, with International and Specialty ETFs making the biggest leap, according to recent...

May 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement assets reached $16.4 trillion at the end of 2006, propelled largely by an increase in individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and DC plans,...