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July 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BNY Brokerage Inc. has launched DEx (Direct Execution Services), a trading and execution platform for institutional investors.

July 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Indexing was the place to be during the first half of 2004, according to the latest Standard & Poor's data.

July 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A plan participant is seeking class action status for a company stock investment-based suit, for losses incurred in a fund in which participants...

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has posted its final model initial Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) notice.

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors must shoulder the burden of proof that Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) notifications have been mailed.

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Another business group has come before Congressional leaders urging reform to clarify the regulations guiding cash balance defined benefit plans.

July 16, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell on Friday signed into law a measure calling for public employees to forfeit their pension rights if they are...

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As in much of the nation, employers in Washington state have experience with continued health-care cost increases and have responded by decreasing some...

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. has reached a settlement with the Department of Labor (DoL) over allegations the Natick, Massachusetts-based retailers improperly classified workers...

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Qwest Communications International Inc. retirees have filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Labor (DoL) seeking details about an audit of the...

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of jobless managers and executives willing to move to a new town to find work took a dramatic leap during the...

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State governments are looking beyond their borders and the borders of the United States for firms to fulfill state contracts.

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Van Global Hedge Fund Index was up 0.5% net of fees during June, hedge fund consultant Van Hedge Fund Advisors International announced.

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group has unveiled the Principal Payroll Program, which integrates payroll services, retirement plan administrative services and financial consulting into a...

July 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While employers are certain to continue competing head-on for talented employees, not every company has properly positioned itself to make the best use...

July 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The two most often cited reasons for HR outsourcing are being able to use a greater pool of expert employees as well as...

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July 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wausau Benefits has released a high deductible health plan product offering for self-funded employers.

July 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HR services provider Gevity has dramatically expanded its line of workplace health plan offerings including the addition of consumer driven health programs.

July 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A wife's postnuptial agreement waiving her rights to her spouse's pension benefits does not contradict provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...