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June 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an attempt to boost retirement savings among female workers, Sen. John Ashcroft, R-Mo, has introduced a bill that would change pension and...

March 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Medical technology could account for up to a third of the projected increases in US health care spending over the next five years,...

May 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity announced Monday that its e401k can now accomodate conversions of existing plans from other recordkeepers, as well as a number of other...

May 3, 2001 - (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that unvested stock options should be treated the same as unvested pensions when dividing marital property...

May 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors now can go all the way from plan design to plan adoption to funding without ever sitting through a sales presentation....

May 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - TeamVest Retirement Plan Services (RPS), a 401(k) and defined contribution outsourcing provider, is set to offer a Defined Contribution product to Advent Software...

May 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Equity investments in venture-backed companies fell to a two-year low in the first quarter, as enthusiasm fell along with the markets.

May 3, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Advantage Payroll Services' online payroll-processing product, Instant Payroll, now boasts new features that widen its potential uses.

May 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New CEOs have between 14 and about 18 months to make their mark at a listed company, according to research studies conducted by...

May 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retiree activists came up short on two shareholder proposals at Qwest Communications that would have impacted executive compensation arrangements at the company.

May 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UniCredito Italiano of Milan agreed Monday to acquire Pioneer Group for $ 1.2 billion. Under the agreement, Pioneer will return to its fund...

May 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill designed to save investors $14 billion over the next decade by reducing transaction fees paid to the Securities and Exchange Commission...

March 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Burkett Huey, Vice President for Benefits at PepsiCo, has been elected chairman of the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC).

March 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent college graduates are paying more attention to benefits in their first job. Fortunately for employers, they seem to be interested in the...

March 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers laid off three times as many workers in February as a year ago, but 28% less than January's record level, according to...

May 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bank of New York has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the institutional custody and administration business of NatWest Bank, a unit...

April 3, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension funds and endowments reduced their exposure to active US equities and fixed income in 2000, redirecting these funds to international and private...

April 3, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Census data reveals that US women-owned businesses are growing at triple the rate of all other businesses - but critics say that's only...

April 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants will soon be able to view and download their 401(k) statements online with American Express Retirement Services.

April 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar launches a new section on its Web site (www.morningstar.com) focussing on retirees - or those close to retirement.