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October 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite steep US equity losses in the third quarter, the Average US Hedge Fund ended the period down only 3.6% net of fees,...

October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The march of major corporations turning to outside vendors for at least part of their HR/benefits function continued unabated.

October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of account transactions by participants in plans serviced by American Express Retirement Services take place on the Internet, the service...

October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economy and much more thorough background investigations are leading to longer job search periods for executives, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small business employers are more often passing benefit premium increases off to their employees than their large business counterparts, according to a new...

October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Slumping equity markets took the winds out of participant stock holdings during September, leaving participant equity holdings at the lowest level in the...

October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Slumping equity markets took the winds out of participant stock holdings during September, leaving participant equity holdings at the lowest level in the...

October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index was up slightly in September - the second straight index increase.

October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index was up slightly in September - the second straight index increase.

October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kathryn Yates has been appointed Global Practice director of communication consulting services at Watson Wyatt Worldwide, effective immediately.

October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are looking at another double-digit increase in health-care costs next year, and barring a significant shift, could see those costs double in...

October 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today, after months of waiting, the NASDAQ will finally launch live trading with its much-ballyhooed SuperMontage electronic communication network.

October 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today, after months of waiting, the NASDAQ will finally launch live trading with its much-ballyhooed SuperMontage electronic communication network.

December 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vanguard has announced its 529 College Savings Plan is effective and available for investments.

December 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Management Trust Company has announced a new dedicated corporate bond investment discipline for institutional investors.

December 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today the Treasury Department is expected to provide some clarity on the acceptable mechanics for cash balance conversions - and the final result...

December 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers who sponsor benefit plans will get an added reminder from the 2002 version of the Form 5500 series disclosure documents to sign...

December 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a federal judge's order approving a nearly $300-million settlement in a series of lawsuits involving allegations against a now-defunct Oregon investment firm,...

December 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have released new proposed regulations on the application of the pension plan age discrimination rules to cash...

December 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Maryland Citizens Health Initiative has proposed a plan to provide health coverage to the state's uninsured residents, according to a Baltimore Sun...