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vFinance Acquires Hedge Fund Manager

September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -- vFinance, Inc. an investment banking and brokerage firm, has acquired Critical Advisors, the hedge fund management company for the Critical Infrastructure Funds.
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NYSE Takes Steps on Decimal Perceptions

June 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although it has found no evidence that institutional customers are suffering from the switch to decimal pricing, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)...
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Software Glitch Halts NYSE Trading

June 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trading was suspended for almost four hours today at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) following a glitch in recently installed trading software.
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Lehman Offers Pricing Tool for Short Sellers

August 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors, hedge funds and broker dealers who short stocks can now find prices via Lehman Brother's online stock loan platform, LehmanLive.
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Manulife Annuity Product Targets Retiree Savers

August 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Manulife Financial Corporation's annuity division has introduced Venture III, a variable annuity program designed for investors in or nearing retirement seeking a more...
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GoldK Acquires Second TPA

August 6, 2001 PLANSPONSOR.com) - Waltham, Massachusetts-based e-service provider GoldK is acquiring third-party administrator (TPA) A.C.G. Associates.
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HealthPartners Site Enhanced

June 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new section of HealthPartner's Web site provides members with an easy way to review their current medical and dental benefits and well...
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Tech Firms Expand Despite Headlines

June 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the screaming headlines, last year the high-tech industry added a net 234,761 jobs - a 4.6% increase from a year earlier.
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Technology Transgressions Common

July 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers looking to clamp down on unauthorized technology use by workers won't draw much solace from the results of a new survey of...
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Birnbaum Joins Fleet

June 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Robert Birnbaum has joined Fleet Asset Management as Managing Director and head of institutional marketing and distribution.