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February 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - January inflows into equity and balanced mutual funds (open-end, closed-end, funds underlying variable annuities, and ETFs) ran at the fastest monthly pace ever,...

February 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Specialty Health Insurance Company (ASH) has begun peddling complementary health benefit plans and specialty offerings directly to Florida employees.

February 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors for small- and mid-sized companies have a new avenue to explore to design a customized retirement plan for their company working...

February 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Orlando-based retirement services firm has added new personal performance measurement and investment analysis tools - including a personal rate of return feature...

February 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Caterpillar Investment Management Ltd. (CIML) has unveiled a fiduciary tool kit to help defined contribution plan sponsors understand and manage their fiduciary obligations.

February 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Overall mutual fund assets increased $925 billion—or 15.5%—to $6.887 trillion from 2002's level, mostly on the strength of booming US and world equity...

February 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CSFB/Tremont hedge fund indices both had positive returns in January, as the Hedge Fund Index closed the month 1.70% higher and the Investable...

February 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care consumers are becoming more active in the day-to-day management of their insurance benefits, utilizing preventive-care options 16% more often, while the...

February 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human resource departments are struggling to find ways to measure cost savings, even though more than three-quarters (76%) are seeing increased pressure from...

February 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 85% of employers say wrangling in the cost of health benefits should be a top priority, with 32% looking to consumer-driven...

February 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US District Judge Patrick Murphy of the US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has ruled that plaintiffs in the much-debated...

February 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors got some additional insights for dealing with the mutual fund trading scandal today.

February 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While replacing hardcopy report delivery with electronic mediums can generate significant cost savings, participants/consumers have been slow to make the switch, according to...

February 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A short-term disability (STD) policy now being offered by Colonial Life pays partial benefits if the policy holders becomes disabled but can go...

February 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PlusFunds Group Inc has released a new product tracking the S&P Hedge Fund Index.

February 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MetLife has unveiled a new tool to help employees understand the potential financial impact of having their income stream cut off if they...

February 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers who self-fund their health benefits and provide retiree medical insurance coverage can now get a combined price quote for stop loss coverage...

February 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service today issued guidelines, as promised, to shut down abusive transactions involving specially designed life insurance policies in retirement...

February 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors hoping for a sneak peek at the 2004 regulatory agenda need look no further than the recently published agendas for the...

February 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has fined an Iowa union health plan $5,885 for not providing a participant and his wife timely notice of their...