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March 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chicago's Harris Bank and Fidelity have teamed up to offer a new retirement plan service to middle-market corporate clients.

March 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House of Representatives has voted to scrap the new ergonomics standards, sending the bill on to President Bush for his expected signature.

March 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Labor Secretary Elaine Chao has announced plans to create a new agency within the Department of Labor, called the Office of the 21st...

March 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity now offers participants a sector fund investment option - access to the 40 Fidelity Select Portfolios as investment options for 401(k) plans.

March 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retiree activists have won a major victory, as the Securities and Exchange Commission denied Qwest Communications' attempt to block a second ballot initiative...

July 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? The class representatives in the racial discrimination suit settled last year against The Coca-Cola Company have finalized the members of the soft drink...

July 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Average total compensation paid by private industry employers to their employees continues to increase, while benefit costs represented a growing share of compensation...

July 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Retailer Best Buy has agreed to pay $5.4 million to resolve an overtime pay dispute involving about 70,000 current and former employees.

February 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan participants confused by rollover options can now check out First Trust's TRUSTlynx Rollover SerVices Plus (RSVP) program, which offers free information on...

July 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Despite rapidly approaching retirement, only 7% of baby boomers have purchased long-term care insurance.

July 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Things could be a bit unsettled on the NASDAQ today, as investment managers attempt to line up with the annual Russell index reconstitution.

July 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The NASDAQ Stock Market has adjusted the closing price of 35 selected issues, in view of Friday's trading disruptions and the annual rebalancing...

July 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A slew of profit warnings, lukewarm economic data and growth concerns in developed markets weighed heavily on global markets in June.

February 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Stock Exchange and Euronext are joining forces to cross list and trade exchange-traded funds from the U.S., Europe and elsewhere.

February 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - JP Morgan Investor Services, citing significant growth prospects for the exchange traded fund (ETF) business, is moving aggressively to expand its ability to...

In a legislative session frequently marred by partisan bickering, the need for dramatic pension reform drew an astounding level of bipartisan support in 2000 - only to run...

February 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA) have unveiled their bipartisan Patients' Bill of Rights (PBOR) proposal, but Rep. Charles Norwood (R-GA)...

June 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Domestic equity mutual funds continued to attract new investments in May, up nearly 14% from April's pace, according to the Investment Company Institute...

June 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MSCI and Standard & Poor's plan to introduce GICS Direct, a jointly developed and marketed product that will provide the investment community with...

June 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unit investment trusts attracted $1.13 billion in assets in May, a dramatic decrease from the $12.5 billion deposited a year ago, according to...