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July 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart has been rolling back shareholder doubts, garnering top marks globally for investor confidence.

July 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prosecutors on a case against executives of a now defunct Portland money management firm were dealt a setback when a federal judge tossed...

July 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A who's who of pension authorities has turned up at the US House of Representative's joint committee hearing to voice their opinions of...

June 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The legal battle to recover the millions of dollars lost by mostly union pension and benefit funds through alleged fraud by Capital Consultants,...

June 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Xerox Corporation was under no obligation, in terms of ERISA, to allow rehired workers to buy back into the company's pension plan, a...

June 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US companies not only continue to fire people, but are doing it quickly, a new report said.

June 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A health care company that fired one of its nurses for being chronically tardy didn't let the employee go so she wouldn't be...

June 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At a time when the nation's pension insurer is being asked to step in in a growing number of situations, the Pension Benefit...

June 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Officials at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continue tinkering with the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) with the release of minor changes...

June 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The use of bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) policies among financial services institutions increased 14.5% from 2002 to 2003.

June 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York Times is reporting Merrill Lynch has been exploring the possibility of selling a big stake in its investment management business...

June 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has made a $250 million investment commitment to "clean" energy and technology sectors.

June 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments, the beleaguered Boston mutual fund company at the eye of the storm of the ongoing fund scandal investigation, has announced it...

June 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - USAA, announced it is farming out its slumping stock funds to outside money managers.

June 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Social activism appears to be gaining some traction among shareholders, according to the Shareholder Action Network, a project of the nonprofit Social Investment...

June 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Texas billionaire Sam Wyly, who last year waged an unsuccessful fight for control of Computer Associates International Inc. is taking another shot.

May 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Officials in Coral Gables, Florida are now deciding whether to file suit against UBS AG's (UBS) Financial Services over its role as consultant...

May 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's track record in funding the state's pension obligations has drawn the ire of a Chicago tax policy group.

March 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal legislation has been introduced to provide the self-employed and small businesses with up to 100 employees with choices among private insurance plans...

March 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman William Donaldson is looking at changing up the way the $7 trillion mutual fund industry is...