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Making e-Plans

April 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Internet-based offering from CitiStreet will allow plan sponsors to design - and purchase - a defined contribution plan online.
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Mellon Expands Workbench Tools

April 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mellon Trust clients now have access to improved online reporting and processing capabilities, including expanded foreign exchange trading and enhanced reporting tools.
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NWA Technician Sues over Layoffs

April 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Northwest Airlines technician, laid off in the wake of the post-September 11 airline industry downturn, has sued the carrier and several...
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US Equity Funds Celebrate Bountiful November

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Domestic equity funds enjoyed their second straight up month in November after suffering through the depths of the bear market, according to research...
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US Equity Funds Celebrate Bountiful November

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Domestic equity funds enjoyed their second straight up month in November after suffering through the depths of the bear market, according to research...
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Temp Work Provides Qualifications

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forty-six percent of workers believe temporary work provides the best insight into qualification for a job, according to a survey conducted by administrative...
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Boeing Workers Get Salary, Pension Hikes

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boeing Co.'s Washington state engineers and technical workers have given an enthusiastic thumbs up to a new contract featuring salary increases and pension...
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Study: Tight Job Market on the Horizon

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hiring managers who have suffered through often-slashed personnel budgets because of the ailing economy may be facing another problem when things finally turn...
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Union Funds to Recoup Investment Losses

March 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three unions have settled their lawsuits against their pension fund trustees for breaching their fiduciary duty by not paying closer attention to the...
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Williams Companies Hit with Enron-Like Suit

March 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There were strong shades of the Enron debacle in a federal court lawsuit against Williams Companies for allegedly pressuring employees to buy company...
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Talent War Still Raging

March 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three quarters of senior executives who participated in a recent survey said they are still engaged in a "war for talent" despite the...
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GoldK to Offer GuidedChoice Advice

March 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - GoldK, an online retirement plan provider, will offer its participants access to online investment advice from GuidedChoice, a financial advice company, the two...
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Post Enron, Investors Still Leery

March 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the Enron scandal continues, a third of investors are skeptical of advice they might get from a professional advisor, a new survey...
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Japanese Pension Fund Ups Risk Exposure

March 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) will use a portion of the ¥9 trillion ($70 billion) in new funds earmarked for investment beginning...
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Hedge Fund Flows Hit Record High

March 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A whopping $8.8-billion in net assets flowed into hedge funds in the final quarter of last year, bringing year-to-date additions to the asset...