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September 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A new Standard and Poor's study found that money fund managers are concentrating on safety and liquidity and downplaying yield.

September 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - 130/30 funds - also known as quantitative "hedge-lite" funds - apparently escaped much of the damage suffered by many hedge funds during the...

September 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Watching the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummet in August, 401(k) plan participants fled from the equity markets, transferring money into fixed income investments...

September 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest quarterly "Institutional Product Review" document from Casey, Quirk & Associates based on Morningstar's separate account data shows total one-year overall flows...

September 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. listed ETF assets rose by approximately $23 billion in August with Size, Sector, Style and Fixed Income ETFs experiencing considerable asset growth.

September 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's said Tuesday the world's emerging and developed equity markets posted negative returns in August with emerging markets dropping 1.94% and...

September 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Vanguard analysis based on its 2006 defined contribution recordkeeping data finds concerns about participants' plan participation, savings and investing behaviors.

September 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. pension plan funding slipped by 0.9% in August, mostly fueled by a decline in Treasury bond yields, according to the latest figures...

September 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new paper from Russell Investment Group strategist Richard Fullmer suggests that individuals should not be too quick to purchase annuities.

September 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new paper from Russell Investment Group strategist Richard Fullmer suggests that individuals should not be too quick to purchase annuities.

August 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - The fund industry worldwide collected more than $820 billion of net inflows in the first half of 2007 - 60% higher than last...

August 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds dropped by $83.11 billion to $11.29 trillion in July, leaving about the same total assets...

August 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds dropped by $83.11 billion to $11.29 trillion in July, leaving about the same total assets...

August 30, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds generated nearly 30% of U.S. fixed-income trading volume last year among the 1,333 institutions participating in Greenwich Associates' 2007 North American...

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors poured $41.1 billion into hedge funds in the second quarter of 2007 and swelled industry assets to an estimated $1.67 trillion by...

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors poured $41.1 billion into hedge funds in the second quarter of 2007 and swelled industry assets to an estimated $1.67 trillion by...

August 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A month after suffering a $2.7-billion outflow, mutual funds ducked back into solid positive territory in July with $26.7 billion in inflows, according...

August 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vanguard Investment Counseling and Research has suggested an approach to a problem that has bedeviled many plan sponsors otherwise attracted to target-date funds:...

August 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median performance of all master trusts for the year ended June 30, 2007 was 16.42% according to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison...

August 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard and Poor's has announced a clarification of its definition of a U.S. company for index purposes.