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December 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The effectiveness of a company's Human Resources staff directly affects its ability to grow and fulfill its financial goals, a new study found.

December 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Third quarter pension performance in the US was no great shakes with asset growth largely flat amid lackluster employment figures and sluggish retail...

December 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northwest Airlines Corp. is asking the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a 2004 pension contribution deferral.

December 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments, the Boston mutual fund company that has been hard hit by the ongoing trading scandal, continues to bleed assets, according to...

December 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Manulife Financial Corp. and John Hancock Financial Services have both become entangled in the ongoing US mutual fund trading scandal.

November 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After struggling with an employee strike over the past six weeks, Safeway Inc. now finds itself under attack from two pension fund shareholders.

November 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors appear to be getting more for their money - but aren't as sure they are getting their money's worth.

November 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Annual rollovers from employer-sponsored benefit plans to Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) could more than double from an estimated $188 billion in 2002, to...

November 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Syosset, New York employee-benefits firm has opened a Cranford, New Jersey office as part of an expansion effort.

November 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More potential market timing activities have turned up, this time at Fremont Funds.

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More United Kingdom defined benefit (DB) pension plans are closing to new employees, a trend that signals an increasing reliance on defined contribution...

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Zurich Financial Services has suspended several workers after investigating its relationship with Marsh & McLennan - itself a key target of a wide-ranging...

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) board will vote on Monday on whether to change its report card system on emerging markets,...

October 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Latinos have hit the financial services industry's glass ceiling with a loud thud as they are underrepresented in management and ownership positions,...

December 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue has ruled that an employer's matching contributions to an employee's savings plan are exempt from the state's income...

December 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has published an Exposure Draft giving state and local governmental employers accounting guidance on benefits provided to...

December 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Schwab Institutional has announced the launch of a new section of its Web site which will provide advisors with access to tools and...

December 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Arnerich Massena Education, a participant and plan sponsor education solutions provider, has announced the launch of a new Web site.

December 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Developed world equity markets overcame the depreciating US dollar to post gains in November, with small-cap equities leading the way.

December 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pew Charitable Trusts has announced a $3.8-million, two-year grant to support efforts that would encourage employers to automatically enroll employees in 401(k)...