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May 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combination of lower than expected asset returns and a lower benchmark discount rate resulted in a decrease of 2% (to 63.9%) in...

May 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Fixed income trading network TradeWeb said it plans to launch its new online corporate bond platform next month after a period of product testing.

May 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ABN AMRO Asset Management has launched two new investment products managed by the firm's currency team.

May 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Prospect Institute for Educational Finance is offering a new Web-based service for employers that want to offer their workforce a voluntary 529...

May 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC) said its unaudited deficit for single employer pension plans has dropped to $9.7 billion.

May 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One sizable plan sponsor is headed in the opposite direction from many employers these days when it comes to offering workplace pensions -...

May 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates has signed an agreement with TXU Corp to provide human resource business process services outsourcing (BPO) for the energy firm.

May 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though the line of unemployed workers filing for first-time benefits was longer than analysts had predicted last week, the job-market watchers still...

May 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rising interest rates took their toll on bond mutual funds in April, while equity funds managed to overcome flat-to-declining stock markets to squeeze...

May 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A man with a shy bladder claims Caterpillar Inc. violated the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) when he was fired for failing to...

May 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - To better cope with what the company described as a weak technology market, Microsoft Corp. has slashed prescription drug benefits and workers discounts...

May 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Offering a workplace retirement plan is a good thing - particularly for small companies, a retirement plan provider survey found.

May 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Conversion from tradition defined benefit plans to cash balance schemes does not add up to a reduction in costs for employers.

May 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though fear of being sued has scared many plan sponsors away from offering participant investment advice, they may actually be better off...

May 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two Ohio public pension plans have filed a lawsuit against energy giant ExxonMobil, alleging the firm lied about the value of its oil...

May 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House of Representatives has passed four bills designed to improve worker safety by making it easier for employers to work voluntarily and...

May 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Deutsche Bank will use the SPhinX investment program to partly hedge its exposure to the Deutsche Bank Dynamic Alternative Portfolio Fund, an investment...

May 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pioneer Investment Management, USA Inc has launched a new defined benefit plan designed specifically for small businesses and self-employed professionals.

May 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SunGard Corbel announced has acquired SBPA Systems, Inc. (SBPA), a health benefit systems and services provider for third party administrators, insurance companies, and...

May 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HealthPartners and Wells Fargo Institutional Trust Services have partnered up to launch a Health Savings Account (HSA) in Minnesota.