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October 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays Global Fund Advisors has set its sights on yet another exchanged-traded fund (ETF) for its iShares Trust - the iShares S&P 1500...

October 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Besting earlier estimates by a full percentage point, Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) will increase renewal rates by 15% in 2004.

October 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The rate of uninsured workers in larger companies has jumped by more than 50% since 1987, to the point in 2001 that 26%...

October 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The fusion of staffing management services and solutions provider Recruitsoft Inc. with temporary workforce management provider White Amber Inc. has produced a new...

October 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fewer private sector Americans worked for a company sponsoring a retirement plan in 2002, while a likewise smaller number covered by a retirement...

October 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The rate of last-minute no shows in US workplaces has dropped to an all-time low while the average annual per-employee cost fell 22.3%,...

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two unions have gone to court in an effort to force the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to set tougher clean...

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial education provider Financial Finesse has formed a partnership with plan advisory firm Madison Retirement Resources.

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PFPC Inc. has expanded its recordkeeping capabilities to offer aggregation of 529 plan account information to every provider in every state.

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Towers Perrin has come out with a Web-based version of its human resource software product that supports job valuation and pay structure maintenance.

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong Retirement Plan Services has joined with a San Jose, California company to provide investment advice service to its clients.

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US mutual fund companies got a stern reminder from federal securities regulators about the requirement that the fund houses properly disclose that their...

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new consumer-driven pharmacy benefit program has arisen out of a partnership between Definity Health, Medco Health Solutions and Evolution Benefits.

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In times of corporate downsizing, loyalty to one company apparently does not pay off.

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HR and payroll clients of Kronos Incorporated, an HR technology systems provider, will now also have access to a variety of consulting services...

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly seven out of 10 (67%) employees are not impressed with the progress of their health-care benefits, ranking them somewhat or much worse...

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The top five workplace disability claims, estimated to cost employers more than $500 billion, include lower back problems, depression, coronary heart disease, arthritis,...

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Managing drug spending increased pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) performance ratings, according to research from the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) an industry group.

October 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Refusing to hear a case that would have allowed the justices to set standards for mass lawsuits alleging securities fraud, the US Supreme...

October 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal government can garnish a participant's 401(k) plan account to pay a criminal fine without disqualifying the plan, the Internal Revenue Service...