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June 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Automatic Data Processing (ADP) will soon make it easier for some participants to save into a 529 college-saving program through payroll deduction.

June 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Self-funded employers using The Principal Financial Group as their benefits provider will soon have access to a Patient Choice Healthcare policy.

June 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 700,000 participants in 8,100 public-sector retirement plans administered by Nationwide Retirement Solutions can access the Morningstar ClearFuture online financial planning program starting...

June 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Beginning today, participants in retirement and health programs administered by CIGNA will have the ability to go to a whole new level of...

June 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 52,000 retired Arizona state and local government workers could be eligible for an average $5,000 tax refund under a class-action lawsuit that...

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When it comes to picking an alternative investment manager, who you are - management capability - reigns supreme, according to a recent survey.

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sixty-three percent of American small businesses are only somewhat or not-at-all certain they have planned appropriately for their financial needs.

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund companies AIM Investments and INVESCO, both part of money manager Amvescap Plc, said they plan to merge 14 INVESCO funds and...

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Equity portfolio managers have seen a decline in their total compensation rate, both domestic and international, while equity traders' pay has been up.

May 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's largest pension fund is taking a stand in the battle for auditor independence.

May 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chief executives were being forced out of their positions in higher numbers in 2002 when compared to other years.

May 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite deteriorating equity markets, falling interest rates, and the like eating away at pension funds, financial executives think pension liabilities are manageable.

May 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plans worldwide are underfunded by almost $1 trillion, according to a new study.

December 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the last scheduled Congressional workdays for the year looming early next week, negotiations continue on compromise legislation to replace the 30-year US...

December 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays Global Investors (BGI) is rolling out its newest exchange-traded fund (ETF) offering - the iShares Lehman TIPS Bond Fund.

December 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With an eye toward developing new money management talent among small businesses, the Russell Investment Group is on the hunt for small entrepreneurs...

December 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers looking for a quick way to workers' hearts may want to rely more on merchandise like pens, books, and apparel rather than...

December 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Global Crossing Ltd. employee was convicted of using a Web site to threaten executives at the now bankrupt telecommunications company.

December 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Both liabilities and assets turned in a positive performance last month, yet the pension asset/liability gap continued to widen in November.

December 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a mixed bag of good and bad news, the government reported Friday that the economy created 57,000 new jobs in November -...