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March 31, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. diversified stock funds were up a slight 0.80% in the first three months of 2004, significantly below the 30% rise noted in...

March 31, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—Thursday is an important day for some retirees: the date by which they must take the first required minimum distribution (RMD) from their 401(k), IRA,...

March 31, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has obtained a consent judgment against the former president of SAI Plus.

March 31, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As federal lawmakers continue wrangling about a replacement interest rate to use in calculating pension benefits, the federal private pension insurer has given...

March 31, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Wednesday that it was extending the remedial amendment period for fixing certain disqualifying plan provisions.

March 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said health insurance companies have been withholding information from patients about which procedures they consider medically...

March 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers offering a Health Savings Account (HSA) tied to a high deductible health plan (HDHP) got a bit of guidance on Tuesday dealing...

March 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companion proposals in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives to create tax-advantaged Lifetime Savings Accounts (LSA) for all Americans have...

March 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International City/County Management Association Retirement Corporation (ICMA-RC) has selected Newkirk to develop a series of age-based, total financial planning seminar presentations and...

March 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles Schwab Corporate Services has introduced an online reporting tool that tracks and monitors a variety of stock plan service parameters for plan...

March 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified Investment Advisors has enhanced its participant call center with the Omvia platform by Intervoice, Inc., Intervoice announced.

March 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group has launched an educational approach to help consumers and health members better understand their benefits and take charge of...

March 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Resources For Living (RFL) and Integrated DisAbility Resources, Inc., (IDR) have launched Health & Productivity a new workplace wellness program.

March 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even if the public perception about health-care providers has turned south in recent years, health plan participants still overwhelmingly approve of their coverage.

March 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - From concentrated shifts into more conservative fixed-income investments to the greatest wealth transfer in history, Baby Boomers may be in for a surprise...

March 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) is expected to hand down a comprehensive overhaul to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and plan...

March 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Fixed Income has tapped the former head of Fidelity Investments' institutional fixed income business as its senior investment officer.

March 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DOL) hasn't revealed much about the content of its soon-to-be released final rules on overtime pay, but the final...

March 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A number of legislators - including pension champions Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), and Earl Pomeroy (D-North Dakota) - have penned a...

March 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Data pertaining to the dollar amounts paid by health insurers does not fall under the "plan assets" umbrella and is not prevented by...