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August 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The bigger they are, the harder they fall - sometimes. But the nation's largest public pension fund didn't fall as hard as many,...

March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aon Consulting is now going after clients such as statewide retirement systems, universities, governing boards and agencies with its newly formed State and...

August 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three quarters of Japanese employee pension funds were underfunded at the end of fiscal 2000, a Dow Jones report said.

March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Like private sector prescription drug plans, state plans have seen prices steadily increase as plan sponsors for those plans look for strategies to...

August 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) intends to hammer out its position about pension disclosure at its next meeting, set for Wednesday, August...

March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The vast majority of employees report going to work when they are sick.

August 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tyco International has revealed the Department of Labor (DoL) is asking questions about the company's pension plan.

March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A large volume of unexercised stock options that are In-the-money will add up to high compensation levels for chief executive officers (CEO) in...

August 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The city may be in the dark today, but for New York City's pension fund, faced with massive future expenditures, getting the lights...

March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees at companies whose health plans are serviced by Fidelity Investments' Health and Welfare benefits outsourcing unit will soon have a new source...

August 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Florida retiree who claims he was advised to keep his WorldCom shares even after the price had plummeted to $7 has sued...

March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hiring managers may be good at rooting out dishonest applicants, but a candidate's moral character and likelihood to react badly to workplace stress...

August 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Accused of running an agency too set in its ways and too tentative in protecting the assets of the $28-billion Massachusetts employee pension...

March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal anti-discrimination agency has released its Fiscal Year 2003 enforcement scorecard showing the extent of its legal activities for the period.

March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The growth of pension liabilities outpaced a gain in assets for the second month in a row.

March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Breaking from the equity fixation in January, 401(k) participants favored fixed income investments over equity options in February.

March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds' performance slowed a bit in February with a 0.99% return over the month - a good deal shy of its 2.14%...

July 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California state appellate court ruling that gave eight years of back pension payments to numerous retired workers could end up costing already...

July 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Members of the Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) are a step closer to making themselves financially whole after IPERS' $4-million investment loss...

July 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Multinational firms with operations in countries accused of sponsoring terrorism are increasingly getting pressure from a relatively new source to sever those ties...