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September 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has sentenced to prison the former president of a Fort Worth aviation services company for stealing $107,122 from the firm's...

September 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preliminary results show the MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index handily beat out its July showing with a 1% August return.

September 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants are finding better news in their 401(k) statements, but new participants may be getting the wrong message.

September 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Emerging Markets led the way to the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index's 0.76% August gain.

September 16, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Van Global Hedge Fund Index posted a 1.7% net gain in August, according to Van Hedge Fund Advisors International.

September 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Given the recent - and sustained - trends in health-care costs and coverage, plan sponsors may not be surprised to find that consumers...

September 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California legislature has given its approval to Senate Bill 2 to provide greater health insurance coverage to workers in the Golden State.

September 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has directed the Illinois Special Advocate to draft a plan for buying prescription medications from Canada for as many...

December 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Security Trust Co's former Senior Vice President of Corporate Services, Nicole McDermott, has admitted disguising illegal trades by hedge fund clients.

December 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor (DoL) has filed a lawsuit against the executive of Omni Circuits, Inc., in Glenview, Ill., to block any...

September 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A labor coalition has taken to federal court its fight against a cutoff of health and prescription drug benefits to more than 900...

September 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite losses in the equity markets, asset diversification and continuing contributions show 401(k) participants have not given up on long-term approaches in their...

September 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the US Treasury Department have issued TD 9092 providing the final regulations on tax treatments for split-dollar...

September 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors can satisfy their 404(c) fiduciary responsibilities to provide 401(k) participants with investment information through summary "profile" prospectuses rather than the more...

September 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ICC Plan Solutions has pulled the curtain back on the newest version of its investment education program and participant Web site.

September 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's is adding another arrow to its quiver of research products - research on US separate account managers aimed at advisors...

December 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts Financial Services Co. (MFS) is battening down the hatches in anticipation of fraud charges from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

December 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Edward Stern's refusal to remove Canary Capital Partners LLP's 401(k) plan from a fund company because it allowed him to trade its funds...

December 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State of Ohio legislative negotiators are apparently close to agreeing on a compromise pension reform bill that strips out two controversial provisions from...

December 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Officials at the Federal Reserve are putting out a plea to members of their employee thrift plan: please stop using market-timing strategies in...