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November 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HR administrators may get a hand from the latest version of an online benefit administration system from Buck Consultants, Inc.

October 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension plans will soon be able to invest in lower-rated asset-backed bonds, according to Ivan Strasfeld, director of exemptions at the Department of...

October 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Senate Democrat has introduced a bill that would add to ERISA a requirement that retirement plan administrators warn participants about the dangers...

October 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just because his parent company funneled stock to subsidiaries doesn't represent a change of corporate control and doesn't mean a former executive is...

October 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors in the Manulife College Savings 529 plan now have a broader investment lineup from which to choose.

October 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefits managers interested in adding disability coverage to their company's packages may want to take a look at new products from The Principal...

October 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors in the AIM College Savings Plan will soon have more plan choices.

January 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite posting their worst performance since 1996, hedge funds still outperformed global equity markets, according to early data from Allenbridge Hedge Info.

January 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of newly-unemployed Americans lining up for benefits for the first time fell again this week, dropping from 451,000 to 395,000 in...

October 24, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR) wants to know what you think about modifications to its guidelines to make them comparable...

October 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In yet another investment manager consolidation, Franklin Resources has agreed to acquire Fiduciary Trust Company International in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately...

October 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ethyl Corporation will terminate - and then "restart" - its defined benefit plan for salaried employees on January 1, retrieving a $200 million...

October 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Borrowing a page from a competitor's playbook, UAL Corp. has hired Aon Corp. to manage the company stock in its 401(k) plans while...

September 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MFS Retirement Services will offer a self-directed participant investment option through an agreement with DLJdirect, the online brokerage service of Donaldson, Lufkin &...

September 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Officials of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, who occupied the 37th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, are vowing...

January 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 22% of respondents in a survey of members of the Profit Sharing Council of America (PSCA) offer investment advice to participants in...

January 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefits managers saw increased employee cost sharing as the most successful method for controlling health plan benefit costs in 2001, a survey by...

September 13, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Zurich Financial Services Group and Deutsche Bank AG have confirmed they are in talks for Deutsche to acquire Zurich Scudder Investments.

January 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index increased by 1.6% in December 2001, bringing its year-to-date return to 4% net of fees, significantly outperforming most...

January 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian and international investment managers expect improved economic conditions for Canada this year, according to a market forecast survey by Towers Perrin.