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September 7, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate Finance Committee has unanimously approved sending the Retirement and Savings Act on to the Senate for a vote later this month.

August 7, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers might be required to extend benefits to all workers, including temporary, part-time, leased employees and contractors under a bill recently introduced in...

June 7, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's third largest public pension fund plans to sell more than $237 million worth of tobacco stocks - most of its tobacco...

July 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rising healthcare costs are already under the microscope at large employers, though proposed changes may not deal with increased employee discontent with their...

July 3, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Second quarter fund statements may raise a few concerns, as last year's killer categories took it on the chin in the second quarter....

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...

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...

June 29, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While 80% of hiring managers at smaller employers believe benefits to be the key consideration in attracting employees, just 24% of employees confirm...

June 28, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salaries for human resource professionals are rising faster than average salaries - some twice as fast, according to a new study by William...

June 26, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors - and participants - might want to start resetting their expectations for market returns, based on the findings of a new...

June 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Contract talks between General Electric and 14 unions representing some 38,000 GE workers went down to the wire Sunday night, with apparent agreement...

June 14, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a first for one of the nation's largest pension systems, New York state lawmakers and governor George Pataki Tuesday agreed to give...

December 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SEI Investments is expanding its outsourced defined benefit program to offer actuarial, administration, plan design, communications and consulting services to plan sponsors, beginning...

December 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northrop Grumman shares slid more than 2% Wednesday, a day after announcing that declining pension fund earnings could trim 45 cents/share from its...

December 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CFOs and treasurers at mid-sized firms could see starting salaries rise 11.7% next year, according to the 2001 Robert Half and Accountemps Salary...

December 6, 2000 (HedgeWorld.com)-The Chicago Board of Trade said Monday that it plans to launch new contracts based on mortgage-backed securities in the first quarter of 2001.

November 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Intuit and TeamVest have just introduced AdvisorLive, a capability that will allow users to instantly connect with a financial advisor.

November 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial Engines has enhanced its Advisor Service, offering "guided" advice for novice users and an "Advice Light" to notify users of new advice...

November 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in more than two years venture capital investment fell in the third quarter. Still, the $79.9 billion invested so...

October 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service says that a parent company's contribution of stock to subsidiary in a so-called rabbi trust has not changed hands...