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May 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though Canadian employees may have "Margaritaville" stuck in their head this summer, their companies do not want them dressing the part.

May 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chief financial officers (CFO) continue to maintain a rosy hiring outlook for the year, predicting a 4% increase in the number of accounting...

May 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans filing for initial jobless claims fell last week.

May 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - During the first quarter of 2004, trading activity in self directed brokerage accounts (SDBA) was up 18%, as participants moved assets away from...

May 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors can now literally offer their employees a benefits program that covers even the kitchen sink.

May 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Securian Retirement Services has unveiled a new 401(k) participant education program focusing on participant behavior at various stages in their investing lives.

May 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided plan sponsors a "cheat sheet" of audit triggers following the closure of 45,000 examinations of employee...

May 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund managers must now report personal investments in their own funds and abide by other ethical strictures.

May 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has filed a lawsuit against Vacuum Research Corporation after the company allegedly failed to restore employee contributions...

May 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not so long ago, employers were concerned that economic conditions would drive them to rein in rapidly rising health insurance premiums by radically...

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A participant lawsuit claiming annuity investments in a 401(k) plan were fraudulently represented has been allowed to carry through.

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Attorneys representing former Prudential Securities brokers accused of improper mutual fund trades, along with federal prosecutors, plan on asking the cases hearing officer...

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors are currently faced with a number of issues that threaten to unravel the very fabric of the nation's defined benefit system,...

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Manulife defined contribution plan participants will get a good deal of information about their progressing in saving for retirement.

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of retired officers of San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has filed a lawsuit against SEMPRA Energy and its SDG&E subsidiary...

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Don't expect to see the state of Florida on board the train already filled with government officials backing reimportation of less expensive prescription...

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Job seekers most frequently fib about why they left their last job, a survey found.

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Director pay is increasingly catching up to their increased workload driven in large part by the plethora of recent regulatory reforms.

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three out of 10 employed adults are not using all of their vacation time and 32% find it difficult to fully separate themselves...

May 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index posted a decrease for April of 1.28%, a deterioration from March's 0.4% advance.