DOL Says ESOP Stock Contribution Overvalued
March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Labor Department has filed a lawsuit against an employer for allegedly overvaluing company stock contributed to its employee pension plans.
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Global Crossing Workers File Company Stock Suit
March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In what is becoming a familiar refrain from employees of beleaguered companies with company stock in their 401(k) plan, Global Crossing workers allege...
PWBA Urged to Upgrade Enforcement Coordination
March 15 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Welfare Benefits Administration has never studied the extent of non-compliance with federal pension and benefit laws so it can't be sure...
Hedge Fund Managers Find Silver Lining in Japan's Cloudy Markets
March 27, 2001 (HedgeWorld.com)- Even with the Japanese economy mired in turmoil, hedge fund managers are continuing to find opportunities in Tokyo's markets with the majority of funds...
Chairman's Mark Reflects Pension Compromise
March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The pension protection bill passed overwhelmingly by the House Ways and Means Committee yesterday appears to be a work in progress - but...
GM To Benefit From Hughes Share Transfer
March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors Corp. (GM) has opted to transfer one-third of its Hughes Electronics Corp. shares to GM's pension plans, to help shore up...
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HR Outsourcer TriNet To Offer Online 401(k)
March 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human resource outsource firm TriNet Group has teamed up with online retirement provider Decimal, Inc. to offer its Online 401(k) product to TriNet...
Participants Bearing Up Under Weight of Bear Markets
March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the three-year long bear market has taken a toll on participant accounts, most are faring better than the market overall while participants...
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Mental Health Parity Bill Named for Wellstone
March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sponsors of new legislation to mandate mental health insurance coverage be on par with treatment for physical conditions have named the bill after...
UK Pensions Dip Deep Down In 2002
March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension funds in the United Kingdom turned in their worst annual performance since 1974, an investment return of negative 13.9%.
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HMOs Help Keep Golden State Insurance Costs in Line
March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees in California have experienced a slowed economy as well as double-digit health insurance premium increases and a higher share of rapidly rising...
S&P Unveils Souped Up Pension Analysis
March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a growing number of troubled pensions, analysts at Standard & Poor's Rating Services have fine tuned their analysis of companies' pension finances.
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Catholic Group Takes Domestic Partner Benefits Battle to Court
March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Catholic Charities Maine has filed a lawsuit accusing the city of Portland of religious discrimination, by withholding public funds from the organization for...
Pension Funds, Managers Weigh In on H-P Deal
March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The opposing camps in Hewlett-Packard's controversial proposed acquisition of Compaq Computer continued growing yesterday.
ERISA Trumps Oklahoma Bad Faith Law: Court
March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has agreed with a lower court's ruling that Oklahoma's bad faith law is preempted by ERISA
New York Fund Joins HP-Compaq Opposition
March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The parade of institutional investors announcing their voting positions on Hewlett-Packard's (H-P) controversial proposed acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. continued Friday with the...
Fidelity Cuts Up American Express Cards
March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity workers will be leaving home without their American Express cards - a decision that comes just a month after the charge card...
Hiring Increases in Finance Anticipated
March 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CFOs project a net 8% hiring increase in accounting and finance in the second quarter, according to a new report.
Court Finds Handbook, Arbitration Agreement Separate
March 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California appellate court has ruled that an employee's written acknowledgment of the terms in an employee handbook did not bind her to...
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Black Diamond Releases Principal Protected Mutual Funds
March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Black Diamond Asset Management (BDAM) has announced the launch of the Black Diamond Funds family of index oriented Principal Protected Mutual Funds.