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June 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in retirement plans administered by GoldK now have a wider array of investment options from which to choose.

June 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three units of PIMCO, have agreed to pay an $18 million fine to New Jersey state regulators to settle abusive fund trading practices.

June 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar unveiled Morningstar Principia for Separate Accounts, a product aimed at financial advisors.

June 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) has thrown down the gauntlet on the first case brought against a broker-dealer for "facilitating deceptive...

June 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar wants to change the way investors and investment professionals evaluate their stock holdings.

June 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Buyout firm Forstmann Little & Co. sold the state of Connecticut a bill of goods - portraying itself as a "conservative investor" -...

June 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Third-party administrators (TPAs) will be able to provide retirement plan sponsors and participants with new online financial planning tools because of new partnership.

January 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California state judge has blocked a March 2004 voter referendum that would have tossed out a law requiring employers to provide health-care...

June 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's Financial Communications is rolling out a line of products designed to help 529 college savings plan providers educate investors about...

May 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Board of Trustees of the Putnam Funds has made public its proxy voting guidelines for securities owned by its funds.

May 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California State Controller Steve Westly has asked the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide "reasonable safeguards" in the hedge fund industry.

May 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - United States investors may be pulling out of equities in the short-term, but remain cautiously optimistic about the possibility of long-term opportunities in...

January 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Manulife USA has expanded the investment tools offered to financial advisors on its variable annuities Web site.

January 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A San Clemente, California consulting firm has released enhancements in both investment performance evaluation and performance attribution. PIPODs (Popular Index Portfolio Opportunity Distributions).

January 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four out of 10 workers, spurred by the desire to find a more satisfactory work experience, make more money and advance their career,...

January 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Globally, asset under management in exchange-traded funds (ETF) were up 49% in 2003.

January 5 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - December's continued rising equity tide helped buoy the FTSE All-World Index to an impressive 31.4% return in 2003.

January 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund index provider MSCI has concluded its second quarterly Hedge Invest Index constituent review, which will result in the number of constituent...

January 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Riding stout returns in the fourth quarter and December of 2003, the NAREIT Composite REIT Index ended the year with a strong 38.47%...

April 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A healthier equity market hasn't significantly eased the financial burden for many Americans who are still feeling under great economic stress, according to...