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December 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Informa Investment Solutions has announced the addition of mutual and exchange-traded funds in order to extend coverage of its existing separate account universe.

December 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Monster Employment Index of online job demand rose three points in November, reaching a record high of 117, a figure that is...

February 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—Last week the US Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) criticizing the proposed "hard close" change, saying...

December 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite rising costs in health care and benefits, employees are still surprisingly satisfied with their employer-sponsored health benefits, according to a Watson Wyatt...

February 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gave plan sponsors some helpful guidance last week on rollovers of S corporation stock to an individual requirement...

December 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eighty percent of professional service firms offer their employees a defined benefit (DB) plan, with the average contribution rate from companies with over...

February 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Bank & Trust, the trustee for UAL Corp's employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) may not sell off UAL ESOP shares, a...

December 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued UMB Bank over allegations that the bank discriminated against a quadriplegic job applicant at...

February 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly two-thirds of senior financial services executives responsible for trade processing say they will be ready for straight through processing (STP) by the...

January 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Board of directors members are positive about the impact corporate governance reforms will have on board's operation (31%), detection of unethical behavior (35%)...

January 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has turned its investigative eye to the relationship pension funds have with investment consulting firms.

December 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has announced a health saving account (HSA) product allowing consumers to invest some of their HSA...

December 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California federal judge has backed a decision by a health plan administrator to cut off a laid-off employee from continued health coverage...

December 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal district court has ruled that an employee who exercised his stock options by placing them in a margin account and then...

December 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) plan participants are increasingly concerned about having sufficient income for retirement according to a survey of plan sponsors and financial advisors.

December 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eight current and former employees of Havens Steel Co. have charged that Havens Steel Co.'s employee stock ownership plan administrator breached its fiduciary...

December 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadians, it seems, aren't quite as reserved as their southern neighbors think, at least when holiday Christmas parties are considered.

December 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts employers would have to offer health-care coverage under a new bill proposed by an influential state senator.

December 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited over 86,500 violations of its standards and regulations in fiscal year 2004, a 3.8% increase...

January 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors interested in global investment opportunities based in the Far East will soon have Taiwan's first exchange traded fund (ETF) to consider....