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May 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant retirement education programs are failing to change participant behavior, and that could have dire consequences, according to one industry expert.

April 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees of the scandal-plagued Putnam Investments violated the firm's policies through "the payment of Putnam corporate expenses" involving Putnam-administered retirement plans, several Putnam...

May 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Association of Securities Dealers' (NASD) Investor Education Foundation is offering grants to non-profit groups and researchers interested in providing investors with...

April 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Janus Capital Group's Executive Vice President, Institutional Services has agreed to take a leave of absence.

May 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More companies are conducting performance evaluations annually.

April 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Robust stock market gains in 2003 have helped 18 companies in the S&P 500 move their defined benefit plans from underfunded to overfunded.

May 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most organizations do not have plans to offshore jobs in the next 12 months.

April 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An ex-Bank of America broker who was the first to be arrested in the ongoing state of New York mutual fund trading probe...

May 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) has named Paul Cleary as its next executive director.

April 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) has reached a settlement with a former Salomon Smith Barney analyst who maintained abnormally high price...

May 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consulting, actuarial and benefits administration company Nyhart has come out with a predictive modeling solution to current and future customers as a way...

April 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Colorado Governor Bill Owens is poised to ink a bill that would protect portfolio company valuations from disclosure.

May 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Seligman Growth 401(k) is allowing plan sponsors some discretion with their plan investment selection.

April 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court has thrown out a lower court ruling giving a US Airways baggage handler job preference over senior co-workers, saying...

April 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Days after the merger of FleetBoston Financial and Bank of America, the senior management team at Progress Investment Management Company worked out a...

May 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors using Fidelity DB solution now have more institutional investment managers to choose from.

April 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush has urged Congress to force health insurers to provide the same level of coverage for mentally ill Americans as they do...

April 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wachovia Corporation has agreed to acquire the retirement plan recordkeeping and third-party servicing business of PFPC Inc.

May 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment management lawyers are warning hedge fund investment marketers - known as finders - they have to register with the U.S. Securities and...

May 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is stepping up examinations of certain employee benefit plans.