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July 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal Investors Inc., announced that it was buying about $470 million in mutual fund assets now in eight Riggs National Corp. funds that...

June 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When an employee spouse transfers his or her interests in nonstatutory stock options and nonqualified deferred compensation to his or her former spouse...

July 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Oregon lawmakers gave a thumbs up to two bills that would let state voters decide this fall whether to refinance the unfunded debt...

June 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors have long been hampered by provision of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) prohibiting them from asking for recertification of the...

July 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The State of Ohio has announced plans to file a lawsuit against AOL Time Warner on behalf of its pension systems, alleging shady...

June 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—ERISA does not allow employers to decrease pensions for early retirees who then go to work somewhere else, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today.

July 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After a period of relative stability, the short roster of master trust players is about to be one shorter, potentially thrusting a bevy...

June 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small companies have a new Web-based enrollment technology to consider.

July 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Polaroid retirees may wish it weren't so, but it looks like the last-ditch effort to attract a new offer for the bankrupt photography...

June 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ADP's Employer Services division on Monday unveiled its Comprehensive Outsourcing Services (COS) with access to payroll, HR and benefits domain expertise and ADP...

July 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The confluence of rising pension obligations and slumping returns is drawing fresh scrutiny on many fronts.

June 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - E*TRADE Asset Management reduced the expenses of its S&P 500, Russell 2000, and International Index Funds.

June 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution (DC) plans are exposing employees to greater risk, magnifying the effects of swings in pension asset values, and limiting the types...

June 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Baby Boomer survey finds them none too optimistic about their retirement with three quarters (76%) not sure they'll have enough on...

June 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Knowing employees are more interested in tropical locales and time away from the office than retirement planning, Farmers Life Insurance Company has rolled...

May 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Lifeco will severe its ties with Putnam Investments.

May 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed civil fraud against PIMCO Advisors Fund Management LLC, affiliates and officers in federal court today.

May 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors are apparently helping out participants more than they may be aware, according to a new survey.

May 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three well-known tech companies are asking employees to stay home around the July 4 holiday as part of cost-cutting moves.

May 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors can literally buy a little more time in filing a determination letter application for the required GUST amendments, according to the...