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October 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Connecticut) outlined a plan to introduce stronger regulations on mutual funds to safeguard investments of the average middle-class investor, something he says...

October 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan determination letters seem to be descending on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in droves, but the IRS appears to be handling the...

October 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - IT paychecks for 2003 continue to be impacted by economic pressures with base pay figures showing a slight increase over 2002 for 63%...

October 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The level of participation in retirement plans dropped to 41.8% of all workers in 2002, after reaching a peak of 44.4% just two...

October 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aggregating data from eight different compensation surveys, Mercer Human Resource Consulting has launched a new source of pay data for human resource professionals.

October 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Containing costs and staffing shortages once again dominate the strategic challenges integrated health-care organizations say they will face in the next three to...

October 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees have a new weapon in their arsenal to defend themselves against identity theft.

October 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust has launched a cross-border pooling solution for its custodial pension asset business.

October 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New York firm has applied for US Securities and Exchange Commission approval to launch an automated Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) communications system...

October 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - LIMRA International has unveiled two educational tools to help financial service companies, advisors and consumers properly plan to meet the needs of retirement.

October 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There appears to be an emerging generation gap in retirement savings, and it doesn't bode well for younger workers, according to a new...

October 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Satisfied that state employees would not be put at risk, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is asking federal authorities for permission for its state...

October 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two of the nation's largest Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurers have agreed to a $16.4-billion merger.

October 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UnitedHealth Group and Mid Atlantic Medical Services have agreed to a merger deal.

October 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Another business group has come out in opposition to California's new health-care law and has announced a campaign to collect signatures in an...

October 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the US job market continuing to struggle to find its footing, it now appears that the economy may get a significant boost...

October 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefits management technology provider RewardsPlus has entered into a distribution and technology relationship with eye care coverage provider VSP.

October 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Richard DeMartini, head of Bank of America (BoA)'s asset management unit who got caught up in the ongoing mutual fund trading scandal, will...

October 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Restructuring an employee's job while on leave does not interfere with a worker's Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) rights.

October 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A company's summary plan description (SPD) without explicit directions to domestic partners to file an affidavit to qualify for survivor's benefits was deficient...