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April 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Officials at the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) have tapped five hedge-fund managers who will run an initial chunk of $10-million each...

November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ameren Corp. will offer voluntary retirement packages to 14% of its 7,400 employees.

November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock funds, like major US stock indices overall, staged a comeback in October - but still have a way to go to erase...

November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a stark turnaround from September, planned job cuts jumped to 176,010 in October - at a rate of 7,600 per day, according...

November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a stark turnaround from September, planned job cuts jumped to 176,010 in October - at a rate of 7,600 per day, according...

November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - British pension funds are invested less in domestic equities in 2002 than they were in 2001, according to Greenwich Associates.

November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - British pension funds are invested less in domestic equities in 2002 than they were in 2001, according to Greenwich Associates.

April 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost two-thirds of respondents in a survey of America's wealthier individuals put 401(k)s and IRAs at the top of the list of important...

April 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SEC has told a small group of Willamette Industries employees to cease and desist in their opposition to a hostile takeover scheme...

April 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Republican-led house rebuffed a Democratic alternative and instead approved a measure modeled after President Bush's response to the Enron debacle.

April 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While US House of Representatives considers the Republican-based Pension Security Advice Act, Democratic House leaders stated they would file an alternative bill.

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UK pension plan trustees will soon find out exactly how their collective £12 in trading costs breaks down - including the portion spent...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last year, SBC boosted its pension assumptions, increasing the expected return on assets to 9.5% from 8.5%, while also making a slight adjustment...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bank of New York (BoNY) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Gannett Welsh & Kotler, Inc (GW&K), a privately held asset...

March 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Walker MacRae TranSend and Unified Trust Company have formalized a new strategic alliance to offer qualified plan services to plan sponsors and third...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On Saturday, President Bush signed legislation that will extend jobless benefits and provide billions of dollars in business tax cuts - as well...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A House subcommittee has scheduled hearings this week on federal and state laws governing the provision of mental health coverage in employee health-care...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS has not yet issued February's 30-year Treasury bond rate, which sponsors of defined benefit plans, and their actuaries use to calculate...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Virginia Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit by a woman against her employer after a manager there allegedly assaulted her for...

March 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo has signed a definitive agreement to acquire H.D. Vest, the nation's largest provider of financial services delivered through tax professionals.