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November 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), rejected resolutions urging CREF to divest its holdings in tobacco investments and in companies that...

November 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although investors have fled equities for bonds in droves, their knowledge of basic fixed-income principles remains shaky, a study by American Century Investments...

December 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush's social security commission on Tuesday submitted three proposals to allow younger workers to invest part of their Social Security assets in...

November 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pay raises are likely to take a hit in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, according to the Conference Board's annual...

November 12, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) As further evidence of a dismal employment front, job seekers are now negotiating severance packages upfront, a new survey by TrueCareers, an e-recruiting business launched...

November 12, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dow Jones Indexes is revamping the sector classification system of the Dow Jones Global Index family.

November 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After a tumultuous September, participant transfer activity settled back to a more normal pace in October, according to the Hewitt 401(k) index.

November 12, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - William L Tindall, senior vice president of Retirement Services at American United Life Insurance Co has been elected chairman of the LIMRA International Board...

November 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Craig Hoffman, vice president and general counsel of SunGard Corbel has begun his one-year term as president of the American Society of Pension...

November 12, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors poured $6.9 billion in new money into hedge funds in the third quarter, slightly down from the second quarter's $8.4 billion.

December 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new product unveiled Tuesday by JPMorgan Investor Services gives custody clients 24/7 technical and functional support worldwide.

December 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in the Lincoln Alliance Program can now access their retirement plan's LifeStyle Asset Allocation Models online.

December 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -More than two-thirds of active 401(k) investors (71%) say they plan to maintain their current investment strategy, according to a new Fidelity survey.

December 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tax preparer H&R Block has acquired approximately 44% of the outstanding common shares of MyBenefitSource Inc., a firm that delivers payroll, benefit, enrollment...

October 11, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Financial Services Committee approved, on a voice vote, legislation extending the power of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the face...

October 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bond Market Association (BMA), which represents firms and banks that underwrite, trade, and sell bonds, and FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL), an organization...

October 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For every news story about yet another provider exiting the recordkeeping business, there are dozens of plan sponsor clients nervously guessing the future...

October 11, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar has constructed two tax-sheltered paper portfolios to educate investors on the benefits of a diversified asset allocation.

October 23, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The wave of fund acquisitions continues again this week, with New York Life Investment Management acquiring the assets of Towneley Capital Management.

October 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Affluent women are more risk averse than their male counterparts, but both sexes lack knowledge on retirement investment alternatives for conservative investors, a...