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June 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real average weekly earnings fell by 0.7% after seasonal adjustment from April to May 2006, according to the latest data from the Department...

June 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The love of international and emerging market equity funds from 401(k) participants halted in the second half of May, according to data from...

June 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the S&P/Citigroup Developed World Index, May was the first month, after four consecutive months, that the index posted a loss.

June 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in Section 529 college savings plans have risen 38% since last year, according to a recent report, with plan assets totaling $75.1...

June 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US unemployment rate dropped to a five-year low of 4.6% in May, according to Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...

May 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $31.5 billion in April, according to Financial Research Corporation (FRC) data.

May 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of US mutual funds increased by $123.9 billion, or 1.3%, to $9.486 trillion in April, according to data from the...

May 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median corporate, public and foundation/endowment plan finished the first quarter of 2006 in the black, according to a quarterly survey of plan...

May 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real average weekly earnings rose by 0.2% after seasonal adjustment from March to April 2006, according to preliminary data from the Department of...

May 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Worldwide mutual fund assets reached $17.77 trillion at the end of fourth quarter 2005, according to data from the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

May 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median plan in the US Master Trust Universe crossed the finish line in the black during the first quarter of 2006 -...

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfers may, on a net basis, have favored fixed income more often than not in April - but international and emerging markets...

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Developed world equity markets registered a strong gain of 3.06% in April, according to data from Standard & Poor's (S&P).

May 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Non-farm payroll employment increased by 138,000 in April, and the unemployment rate stayed at 4.7%, according to Department of Labor Bureau of Labor...

April 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Net fund flows into US mutual funds continued to lose ground in March with a $28.3-billion influx - down significantly from February's $43.3-billion...

April 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The rate of growth in the nation's mutual fund assets picked up slightly in March with a 1.5% increase in assets, bringing the...

April 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most US institutional investors posted solid gains for the first quarter of 2006, according to data from the Northern Trust Universe.

April 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian pension funds earned 4% for the quarter ending March 2006, according to data from RBC Dexia.

April 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the State Street Investor Confidence Index, institutional investor confidence in April rose to 82.3 from March's revised reading of 81.9.

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Actively managed mutual funds outperformed their Standard & Poor's benchmark indices in five out of 11 general equity categories, the benchmark beat the...