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September 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to recommend hedge fund registration, opening the door to SEC oversight.

September 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees should not be taxed for expenses incurred during an annual company fishing trip that was part of the regular course of business.

September 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays Global Investors has announced the launch of its iShares US Aggregate Bond exchange-traded fund (ETF).

September 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While defined benefit plans' equity holdings remain slightly overweighted, don't expect a dramatic rebalancing just yet.

September 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stung by the bear market, increasing numbers of 529 college savings plan participants are opting for a DC plan staple - stable-value investments.

September 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If workers seem increasingly prone to throwing an office hissy fit, it could be because they're stressed out over the flood of bad...

September 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) release of split-dollar regulations has spurred Prudential Financial to roll out a new educational program to help its...

September 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An agreement between State Street Corporation and DST International (DSTi) will offer enhanced data warehousing services to State Street's clients by incorporating DSTi's...

September 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Minnesota's Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty has become the latest state official to explore the possibility of purchasing prescription drugs from Canada in a...

September 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index posted a 0.94% final return in August.

September 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The good news in Thursday's government jobless report was that the number of Americans seeking first-time unemployment benefits last week fell to the...

September 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond mutual funds took in $11.3 billion in new assets in August.

September 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US employers carried out 1,258 mass layoffs in August 2003 affecting 133,839 workers, a significant decrease from the month before, according to the...

September 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar Inc's foreign stock mutual fund category is being split up into five new categories.

September 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MSCI's list of hedge fund indices is growing longer.

September 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans seem to be getting the message about the need to be good health coverage consumers, a new study found.

September 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Synhrgy HR Technologies and Reed Group have partnered up to bring Fortune 1000 companies a new absence management product.

September 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Minneapolis company has unveiled a new drug-benefit program to be offered as part of a three-way partnership.

September 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials are giving companies that took the brunt of Hurricane Isabel's fury more time to file their Form 5500 paperwork.

September 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US District Court Judge Martin Jenkins is scheduled to hear arguments today in considering whether or not a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employment discrimination...