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BB&T Picks up Benefits Company

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Raleigh, North Carolina insurance broker has expanded its employee benefits service line by agreeing to acquire a benefits consulting shop.
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Merrill Unveils Web Site Upgrade

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors and participants in retirement plans at Merrill Lynch can now get broader access to plan information from the company's Web site,...
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Pension Calculations Go Real-Time at Invesmart

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesmart has unwrapped two products for the defined benefit market - featuring an ability for plan sponsors and participants to obtain real-time calculations...
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Neuberger Berman Bets on Real Estate

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Neuberger Berman Inc. launched the Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund, a mutual fund that seeks capital growth and current income by investing in...
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New Asset Allocation Calculator Released

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Massachusetts software maker has released an online asset allocation calculator, which it says is based on a new model for choosing investments.
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Currency Traders Prefer Human Touch

April 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Scoring a point in favor of human contact, only 13% of corporate treasury and bank officials reported trading currency online, according to a...
Compliance |

EEOC Goes Postal

April 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Under the US Postal Service (USPS)'s new dispute resolution initiative, virtually all requests for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) hearings on discrimination cases...
Investing |

Unemployment Rate Hits Six-Year High

January 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The unemployment situation deteriorated further in December, the unemployment rate rising to 5.8%, from a revised 5.6% in November, according to data released...
Benefits |

Stock Overhang Levels Spike after 5-Year Fall

January 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Average stock option overhang levels increased to 14.6% in 2000, from 13% the previous year, reversing a five-year trend during which overhang growth...
Benefits |

Networking Specialists Still a 'Hot Job'

January 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Demand for technology workers may have slacked off after the boom in the nineties, but human resources professionals should still be keeping their...
Administration |

Staggered Boards Hurt Shareholders

April 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research on the practice of staggering the terms of corporate boards finds that it slashed shareholder returns as much as 10% for...