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May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Foundation for Education Reform and Accountability (FERA) is urging New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to investigate deals between the New York...

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executives agree the key to getting the most out of their company's finance department is to allow senior managers to make the best...

May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an attempt to keep socially responsible investing at the forefront of investment decisions, some of the world's biggest institutional investors have drafted...

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Shareholders of Qwest Communications International Inc. handily turned down three proposals aimed at increasing board independence and shareholders' voting rights at the company's...

May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) said Monday it will withhold its votes for four directors of UnitedHealth Group Inc. in disapproval...

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating trading practices at Wellington Management Company, a firm's whose ties to the Vanguard Group...

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo & Company's long-rumored acquisition of the beleaguered Strong Financial Corporation became a reality Wednesday with word that Wells would pick up...

April 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Under a recently announced settlement of a long-standing court battle, Pennsylvania state auditors will examine the selection and monitoring of investment managers, advisors,...

April 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Meritas Mutual Funds and other investors are repeating their calls for PepsiCo to investigate the economic effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on the...

April 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment in U.S. venture-backed companies was up 5% during the first quarter to the highest dollar amount in almost two years while the...

April 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first time is considering disciplinary charges against mutual-fund companies that aren't using fair-value pricing...

April 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Delta Air Lines shareholder have approved a proxy proposal restricting bankruptcy-proof executive pension accounts like those that caused a stink at Delta last...

April 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The institutional median master trust in the ICC universe gained 3% in the first quarter, according to data from the Independent Consultants Cooperative...

April 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday confirmed a delay of compliance dates for Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement (FASB) of Financial...

April 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Chairman William McDonough has announced that the group will issue guidance in mid-May to help auditors find...

March 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The people have spoken at PeopleSoft Inc. as 53% of investors approved a proposal to count stock options as an expense.

March 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Janus Capital Group Inc has said steps were taken to deter improper trading in the firm's mutual fund almost a year before regulators...

March 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is expected on Monday to reconsider its approach to outside auditors at companies in which it...

March 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesmart is reporting that participant behavior in its RightPath defined contribution plans indicates an improvement in participation and contribution rates.

February 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey from Robert Half International shows that employers expect a little pushiness from job applicants.