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June 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Qwest Communications has agreed to repay its pension plan $99,918 to cover company expenses improperly charged to the plan and interest.

June 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The NASD announced has imposed fines totaling more than $34 million on 15 broker-dealers for taking directed brokerage payments for giving preferential treatment...

August 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The iShares MSCI EAFE Value Index Fund and the iShares MSCI EAFE Growth Index Fund began trading on the New York Stock Exchange,...

May 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly one in five adult Americans owned an individual retirement account (IRA) at the end of 2001 while more than a third had...

August 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Women with children suffer when competing for jobs against similarly qualified fathers and childless men and women, according to a pair of Cornell...

May 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong Financial Corp. and state and federal regulators are nearing a settlement for alleged improper mutual fund trading reported to be at $75...

May 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More capital combined with the increasing availability of credit and reduced "haircut" requirement from prime brokers could boost the likelihood regulators will step...

May 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to have mutual fund reform completed by the early fall.

May 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong Capital Management (SCM), its founder and other employees have reached a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Wisconsin...

August 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2006 Segal Health Plan Cost Trend Survey forecasts declines in trends for 2006.

August 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former African American managers of Cintas Corp. have filed a class-action suit against the company alleging they were denied promotional opportunities offered to...

August 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer hiring offices were apparently bustling places in July as domestic nonfarm hiring turned in a robust performance over the month, the government...

May 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Embattled Safeway chairman and chief executive Steven Burd successfully beat back a concentrated shareholder effort to oust him and two Safeway directors.

May 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Embattled Safeway chairman and chief executive Steven Burd successfully beat back a concentrated shareholder effort to oust him and two Safeway directors.

August 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CIGNA Dental has introduced CIGNA Dental Care Value Plans offering four different coverage options to help employers balance the needs of their workforce...

April 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The mutual fund scandals may have grabbed many headlines in the plan sponsor world in recent months, but most fund investors have no...

August 4, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ruled that an employer's board of directors were barred from divesting the company stock of a company's K plan...

August 4, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Want to get noticed by a hiring manager staring at a two-foot high stack of resumes? Well, try wearing a tuxedo to your...

April 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts State Treasurer Timothy Cahill is considering a proposal that would allow all residents to invest in the state pension fund, giving them...

April 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is going after executives at a now-defunct investment firm over unauthorized trades that led to over $400...