Administration

August 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aon Consulting will acquire Somerset, NJ-based Actuarial Sciences Associates (ASA) in a stock swap.

August 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought and settled its first-ever case of "portfolio pumping" on Friday, censuring and assessing fines of $200,000 each...

August 13, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The "average" 401(k) plan participant balance slipped just 0.1% last year, but older participants fared worse, according to preliminary research from by the Investment...

August 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays Plc has decided to expand its fund management arm Barclays Global Investors (BGI) rather than putting it on the auction block.

August 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While most CFOs say otherwise, 17% of 180 respondents to a new survey say they have felt pressured to misrepresent financial results at...

July 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small business owners are feeling pressured, but while less than 10% are planning to hire new workers, the number of job cuts in...

July 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Association for Investment Management Research (AIMR) says it will issue "Research Objectivity Standards" in three months, offering a best practices guideline for...

July 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Trust Corp., an investment firm catering to the super wealthy, will pay a $10 million fine for patchy record keeping, lax internal...

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong Financial Corporation has agreed to acquire a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania investment advisory firm. Terms were not disclosed.

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the latest wave of accounting irregularities, misstatements, and alleged fraud were vetted last week, one couldn't help but be reminded of that...

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesco Funds Group has cut three portfolio managers, along with 15% of its work force in the face of a slumping investment market.

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A trade group representing administrators of state pension funds has urged federal lawmakers to immediately turn their attention to legislation to protect investors...

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments has expanded its high-yield bond investment business with the acquisition of New Flag Asset Management, a London-based bond fund manager.

June 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two-thirds of finance pros say that FAS 133 has imposed an excessive burden on corporate derivative reporting, leading them to reduce the use...

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Delaware judge has dismissed a lawsuit by dissident shareholder Walter Hewlett challenging Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of Compaq Computer - but noted concerns about...

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Raleigh, North Carolina insurance broker has expanded its employee benefits service line by agreeing to acquire a benefits consulting shop.

April 13, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The TIAA-CREF Institute sponsored its first Corporate Governance Forum, where issues related to executive pay were up for discussion.

April 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Goldman Sachs could be charged with securities fraud in the wake of its role in releasing information about the US Treausury's decision to...

April 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six out of 10 clients of an investment company that specializes in the Catholic institutional market, say abortion is the issue they were...

April 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Arthur Andersen says its insurance carrier is unable to pay a promised $217 million to settle lawsuits filed after the 1999 collapse of...