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December 12, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investment's Workplace 529 College Investing Program was launched today allowing American workers to save for college through their employers' direct deposit programs.

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the official retirement plan limitations for tax year 2002, including the impact of the Economic Growth...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A diabetic chlorine operator is not entitled to special workplace protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act because his fellow workers could be...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lengthy list of Enron suits continued to expand yesterday, as the $96 billion Florida Retirement System said it would file a class-action...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Securian Retirement Services, a business unit of Minnesota Life, has added nine options to the array of investments it offers to qualified retirement...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Merit salary increases will be particularly skimpy as 2001 draws to a close and companies scramble to cut HR costs, a Towers Perrin...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors may need to work harder than ever to get employees to save as much as possible in their employer retirement plan,...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers stand to lose millions of dollars in productivity this winter as workers stay home to battle colds and flu, yet more than...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Internet funds kept up their recovery from the effects of the September 11 attacks in November, with an average monthly gain of 14.8%....

December 12, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three-quarters of respondents to a survey believe that their work environment is safe, despite the events of September 11 and the Anthrax scares that...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bank of New York ADR Index will convert to free-float adjusted shares from full-market capitalization, effective December 24, the bank announced Wednesday.

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Art Institute of Chicago has filed suit in Texas court against Integral Investment Management, claiming the hedge fund firm lost $43 million...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President George W. Bush plans to nominate economist Kathleen Utgoff to be commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- Barry Faison will succeed Gary Smith as the chief financial officer of the Virginia Retirement System (VRS).

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Education & the Workforce Committee Chairman John Boehner (R-Ohio) submitted a statement to the House Financial Services Subcommittees on Capital Markets and Oversight...

November 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Along with stocks, hedge funds finally snapped their three-month streak of losses in October, rising 1.27% on average, according to research and consulting firm...

November 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -While nearly 60% of current mutual fund holders made their first such purchase through a defined contribution plan, only about a third today hold...

November 12, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - ADP Employer Services has introduced iPayStatements, which gives employees online access to their payroll information.

November 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Avon Products has teamed up with MONY Benefits Service to introduce a retirement savings program for its 500,000 independent sales representatives in the...

November 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates has released its estimate for the Section 414(q) pay threshold for designating highly compensated employees -- several weeks before the official...