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November 4, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—Tides changed in October for the developed world equity markets, as the S&P/Citigroup Developed World Index fell 2.49% for the month.

November 4, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 56,000 jobs were created in October, about half the number expected, according to Reuters.

November 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average US stock fund slipped 2.21% in October, in spite of third quarter GDP data that was better than expected.

November 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—Hedge funds grew at a slow pace during the third quarter, with overall growth of 1.6%, a decline from the long term average quarterly growth...

November 1, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—Despite the increase in energy prices and interest rates and the decline in consumer confidence, all US equity markets rose during the third quarter of...

October 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total compensation costs remained virtually unchanged in the June to September period over the prior quarter, according to the Department of Labor's Bureau...

October 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced a robust net inflow in September of $18.6 billion, following the $17 billion in inflows for August and...

October 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds grew by $69.9 billion, or .8%, to a total of $8.59 trillion in September according...

October 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows in September of $9.8 billion, compared to the $17 billion in inflows for August and $16...

October 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows in September of $9.8 billion, compared to the $17 billion in inflows for August and $16...

October 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - September saw an average 1.73% advance by hedge funds, according to the HedgeFund.net-PerTrac Universes.

October 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Actively managed large-cap funds continue to outperform the S&P 500 in 2005 with 55.8% of the funds edging out the index through September,...

October 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Job loss was lower than predicted for September considering the blow from Hurricane Katrina.

October 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hurricane Katrina may have sparked a bit of a 401(k) plan participant exodus out of equities and into fixed income during August, but...

October 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US stock funds had a respectable third-quarter showing, despite a rocky road that included hurricanes, rising interest rates and soaring oil prices, according...

September 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the second straight month, stock and bond funds had strong net inflows in August , according to Financial Research Corporation's (FRC's) report...

August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds grew by $71 billion, or .8%, to a total of $8.5 trillion in August according...

September 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) primary data crunchers have put into place special procedures to count the nation's workforce, to cope with the...

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Federal Reserve raised US interest rates for the 11th straight time, Reuters reports.

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - To further prove the growing popularity of hedge funds, new research by TowerGroup shows that combined hedge fund assets will grow at a...