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September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Health-care insurance costs skyrocketed by 12.7% this year - the highest since 1990 - with more costs shifting to workers, and some smaller firms...

September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lobbying arm of a retirement services industry group is pressing for lawmakers to drop a provision in pension reform legislation adding more...

September 22, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A female plaintiff's wage discrimination claim was allowed to proceed after a federal district court noted ambiguities in the case law on such...

September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart has sued several insurance companies for more than $150 million in restitution for losses related to corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) policies.

September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Corporate recovery may be tough for some companies because many workers aren't clear on how they personally contribute to their employer's overall goals, according...

September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More companies laid off and avoided hiring people than was expected shortly after the September 11 terrorist attacks last year, but employees' compensation...

September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former WorldCom Inc. workers trooped into US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan to demand that the former telecommunications giant come across with tens of...

September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Declining profit margins among European asset managers until 2004 will likely lead to shifting asset allocation strategies, including putting more money in equities,...

September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Monday the first global foreign exchange settlement bank began trading, offering additional comfort for foreign exchange transactions.

September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thomson Financial has named its Q2 2002 lineup of institutional investment manager all stars including pension and 401(k) plan managers in more than...

September 21, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - As a display of confidence in the US economy, following last week's devastating terrorist attacks, New York City will invest $800 million of the...

September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension plans were squeezed once again in August, caught between slumping returns and looming liabilities, according to data from Ryan Labs.

September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Florida State Board of Administration (FSBA) has named a new chief investment officer for its $116-billion portfolio, which includes its $85-billion public...

September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US technology companies apparently aren't making good use of their existing leadership-development programs, a survey found.

August 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new legislative proposal in California would bar companies that move to another country so they won't be on the hook for US...

August 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The deal to transition the recordkeeping of Prudential Financial's small-plan defined contribution clients to BISYS has been completed, Prudential announced.

August 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 43 companies, which have already pledged to expense employee stock options, would suffer only a 4.2% hit to earnings if they had...

August 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A move by a New Jersey Congressman to strike a law requiring that Americans start withdrawing money from their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA)...

August 21, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - CMS BondEdge has expanded its fixed income portfolio analytics system, offering plan sponsors and institutional investors additional capabilities.

August 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FinancialOxygen has partnered with Ernst and Young to provide an advisory service to independent financial institutions participating in its online capital markets trading...