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November 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New college graduates with business, engineering, and computer-related degrees have the most promising job outlook this year, according to a new survey.

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS Director of Employee Plans has alerted employee plan staff that certain retirement plans schemes may violate the discrimination code of qualified...

November 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released guidelines on the actuarial assumptions that are required for distributions with annuity starting dates occurring during...

November 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in 40 years, federal officials have clarified the laws and rules governing 403(b) plans with the release of proposed...

November 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), the agency that rescues failed private-sector pension funds, posted a $23.3-billion deficit for fiscal year 2004, more...

November 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Fifth Third Bancorp has added features and expanded functionality to its Retirement Advantage defined contribution retirement plan recordkeeping platform.

November 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ceridian has announced that it will now offer its total education and resource center with each of its retirement plan services.

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -A New York State Supreme Court justice has handed the city a legal defeat by ruling Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration has to force certain...

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Airways has filed a comprehensive motion initiating proceedings to rejected collective bargaining agreements with multiple unions, as well as to reduce retiree...

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Third quarter performance for corporate, public, and foundation/endowment plans were lackluster at best, according to a survey of plan sponsor performance by Mercer...

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Julius Baer Asset Management in Zurich has launched the Multi-Strategy Fund, a new hedge fund that will be marketed in Switzerland, Germany, Italy...

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CIGNA Corp. was wrong when it prevented a 15-year employee from staying in its traditional pension plan and forced him into a less...

December 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former Indiana Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF) staffer and convicted identity thief Shaunna Stone has been sentenced to a little more than four...

December 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An internal review of employee trading records at Principal Financial Group Inc uncovered evidence that some workers engaged in market-timing activities.

December 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has handed down a revised FASB Statement Number 132 mandating increased defined benefit plan disclosures.

December 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New York stock transfer agent has agreed to acquire a beleaguered Phoenix custodian/trustee heavily caught up in the ongoing mutual fund trading...

December 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Standard & Poor's 500 pension underfunding level grew to a record $259 billion in 2003, as a year-long bull market did little...

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The AARP has come out against President Bush's proposal to partially privatize Social Security.

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many human resource (HR) professionals are seeing fatter paychecks this year with pay for compensation experts, recruiters, and trainers enjoying significant salary advances,...

November 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Franklin Resources Inc. the largest publicly traded US money management firm, is apparently nearing a settlement with California officials over charges it improperly...