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October 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A prominent California Democrat has introduced a measure that would block companies that don't fund their pension plans or convert them to cash...

December 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Franklin Resources' internal probe of potential trading abuses has pinpointed instances of frequent trading in shares of certain funds by two current or...

October 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California federal court judge has thrown out a lawsuit by the domestic partner of a dead participant in the Charles Schwab &...

December 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Of the 108 million Americans employed with a private-sector company, 21.2% own company stock.

October 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Citing a Supreme Court decision as precedent, an Ohio Court of Appeals has ruled that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) preempts...

December 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New York State grand jury is looking into allegations that illegal fund trading at a Phoenix trustee/custodian cost its customers millions of...

October 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California jury has awarded a former executive of software manufacturer Sybase Inc. $1.8 million over charges of racial discrimination.

December 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment advisors are increasingly important to the delivery of a host of services to retirement plans, and retirement plan sponsors, and one can...

October 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - By a vote of 69 to 17, the US Senate approved HR 4520 on Monday, which will, among other things, change the tax...

December 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The board of Franklin Templeton Investments' mutual funds has approved a measure to stop selling new B shares as of January 14.

December 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Orange County, California anti-tax group has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block the state's plan to sell $929 million in...

October 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transamerica Retirement Services has launched a new lineup of asset allocation funds to help make retirement planning and saving easier for its 450,000...

October 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AssetMark Investment Services and Fiserv Investment Support Services have announced the launch of a new 401(k) solution for advisors which will give plan...

October 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Benefits Institute of America (EBIA) has announced that it will now offer its online tax savings calculator free of charge.

October 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - NYLIM Retirement Plan Services announced Tuesday that it was getting into the managed accounts arena.

October 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Accenture unveiled a human resources outsourcing service to allow mid-sized firms to outsource their entire HR operation.

October 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has announced the launch of an updated version of its participant Web site, NetBenefits.

October 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent poll finds that Americans are working longer than their counterparts in the UK and Canada - but they are more satisfied...

December 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preliminary results of a new consultant survey suggest that public defined benefit funds are getting a better price on investment management than their...

November 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's largest pension fund may be moving into fund of hedge fund investments if the investment committee voices its support on Monday.