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Mueller to Head IPERS

December 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Iowa has named Donna Mueller chief executive of the state's Public Employees' Retirement System.
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Fed Worker Back Pay Settlement OKed

December 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 100,000 current and former federal workers could soon start the process of collecting some $173.5 million in back pay from the...
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Lawyer Survey Predicts 2003 HR Legal 'Hot Spots'

December 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey sponsored by an employment lawyer group predicts continued layoffs along with age discrimination claims and whistleblower retaliation will dominate the workplace...
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Survey Sees 2003 Job-Changing Upswing

December 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hiring managers could see a fair amount of turnover because of dissatisfied workers who now say they plan to change jobs in 2003,...
Investing |

UITs Continue to Slide in November

December 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unit Investment Trusts' deposits fell during November to $604 million from October's $798.7 million, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).
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'Twas The Federal Working Day Before Christmas

December 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) says an official decision is still pending, it looks unlikely federal employees will have Christmas Eve...
Investing |

Markets Add a Fourth "Witch"

December 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors who feared the volatility of "triple witching" days now have even more to fret about during today's Wall Street trading.
Investing |

Markets Add a Fourth "Witch"

December 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors who feared the volatility of "triple witching" days now have even more to fret about during today's Wall Street trading.
Investing |

Jobless Claims Once Again Head South

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The government's jobless claims totals resumed its earlier pattern of weekly decreases last week with an albeit less than expected falloff of 11,000.
Investing |

Jobless Claims Once Again Head South

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The government's jobless claims totals resumed its earlier pattern of weekly decreases last week with an albeit less than expected falloff of 11,000.
Investing |

Tech Funds Down, Real Estate Up In '02

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 2002 proved to be a tough year for mutual funds, as the average fund lost 11% during the year, according to Morningstar's Year...
Investing |

Tech Funds Down, Real Estate Up In '02

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 2002 proved to be a tough year for mutual funds, as the average fund lost 11% during the year, according to Morningstar's Year...
Benefits |

Pay Gaps Sizable Among US Labor Markets

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HR compensation officials at national companies have to contend with average market salary levels that can vary by more than 80% from market...
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Motorola Partners in BPO Enterprise

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Motorola is teaming with technology firm ACS to form a new business process outsourcing (BPO) venture, while itself becoming a customer of the...
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Ex-UBS System Admin Charged In Virus Scam

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former UBS PaineWebber system administrator is facing chares of sabotaging two-thirds of the company's computer systems to crash its stock price, according...
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New SDBA Money Seeks Shelter in Q3

December 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While participants in self-directed accounts left equity investments alone during the third quarter, 95% of net new assets were directed to the relative...