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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...

February 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Union Bank of California has tapped Standard & Poor's Retirement Services to provide online education and advice for UBOC's SelectBENEFIT bundled 401(k) product.

February 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual Retirement Services' (MMRS) has integrated the Morningstar ClearFuture online education and advice product with its participant Web site, voice response system, and...

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 52% of retirement plan participants were satisfied with their company's retirement plan in 2001, a survey by advice provider, Financial Engines reveals.

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Labor Department wants to replace Enron executives on the administrative committee that oversees the firm's retirement plans, according to published reports.

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two former executives of Credit Suisse Asset Management have opened an investment advisory firm in New York City.

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Women are more likely than men to be nervous about their retirement plans, a new Canadian survey says.

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consultant Watson Wyatt and human resources technology firm Synhrgy HR Technologies Inc., have formed an alliance.

February 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- Spurred on by opportunistic buying, bottom fishing and more expensive alternatives, Asian hedge funds and private equity funds grew to about $82 billion in...

February 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you own a certain type of hedge fund, look closely at the performance numbers. You may be better off owning an index...

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As expected, Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan has launched a formal probe of Arthur Andersen's involvement in the downfall of Enron, according to...

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment firms now have a green light to cross trade securities of an employee defined benefit plan with the firm's other trading accounts.

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ask three online advice providers how they approach company stock in their models and you get three different answers, even in the wake...

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ask three online advice providers how they approach company stock in their models and you get three different answers, even in the wake...

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores has agreed to settle an employee lawsuit with, among other things, a payment of $140,000 to the plaintiff and community groups,...

February 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission may delay a new rule that would require markets and brokers to report on the quality of their...

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Research & Management Company has unveiled an enhanced Web site gives clients increased access to online account information.

November 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Instinet Group's senior management is now in place with the appointment of several managers including John Fay as chief financial officer, Dow Jones...

November 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Enrollment in managed behavioral health and employee assistance programs (EAP) has grown by 2% since 2001.

November 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - What used to pass for "ho, ho, ho" may turn into "bah humbug" with company-sponsored holiday events promising to come under budget pressures.