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August 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) has reached a $1.9 million settlement with Global Building Services Inc over allegations the janitorial services company failed...

August 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to preliminary results of a survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a 9.6% increase in total health costs per employee is projected...

August 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - No one could mistake the IT job situation in coming months as a hiring boom.

August 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles Schwab Corporate Services has hired three new executives to its Stock Plan Services group.

August 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mass layoffs lasting 31 days carried out by US employers in the second quarter of 2004 fell both in terms of the number...

August 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of people with health insurance coverage rose slightly from 2002 to 2003, while income levels remained unchanged.

August 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond mutual funds experienced a net inflow of $12 billion in July, down $4.2 billion from last month's numbers.

August 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Minneapolis securities firm RBC Dain Rauscher has launched RBC Total Portfolio, a unified managed account (UMA) program.

August 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the latest example of continuing activism by institutional investors, an 11-member group of state and city investment officers on Wednesday called for...

August 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) lost assets in July, shedding $6.41 billion or 3.5%, with fixed income ETFs the only winners during the period.

August 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Timothy Harbert, chairman and CEO of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), passed away of a heart attack Tuesday night.

August 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies increased their total director compensation by 19% in 2003 and shelled out more fees to lead directors and audit committee members.

August 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health-care spending accounted for 15.2% of US gross domestic product (GDP) in 2004, up from 11.1% in 1989.

August 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Home Depot Inc. has agreed to settle discrimination claims brought against it as part of its ongoing mediation with the Equal Employment Opportunity...

August 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningtar has released its new Fiduciary Grade system to measure the intangibles that go beyond performance for mutual funds.

August 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost half of UK defined contribution (DC) plans do not provide income protection for those who retire early for health-related reasons, a Mercer...

August 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The overwhelming majority (95%) of HR professionals keep employee personnel files under lock and key and restrict the number of people able to...

August 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most people do not believe problems with managed care plans have improved in the past three or four years.

August 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investor confidence went up in August, due in part to investments in construction, air freight, and building products.

August 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund assets worldwide rose 3.6% in the first quarter of 2004.