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June 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Oregon state legislators may think they have patched up the troubled state employees pension system, but state Attorney General Hardy Myers doesn't think...

June 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts is finally making its first foray into hedge funds - and doing so in a big way.

June 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Community Bank System, Inc. has inked a deal to acquire benefits consultant Upstate New York Global Human Resources Solutions Group (UNYGHRS) of...

June 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A corporate governance research firm has given Citigroup the dubious distinction of having the least effective board among large American companies.

June 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The controversy surrounding executive deferred compensation programs at Delta Air Lines isn't likely to fade away anytime soon.

June 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Frank Russell Company has selected Brandywine Asset Management, DePrince, Race and Zollo, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management for sub-advisor mandates in Russell's funds...

June 21, 2002 - The US House of Representatives plans to vote on a measure Friday to make permanent the retirement savings provisions of last year's Economic Growth...

May 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees can use pretax dollars to pay for cafeteria-style health plan if they're automatically enrolled, and if they can choose between health coverage...

May 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a lawmaking session that wrapped up this week, the state of Kansas legislature took steps to narrow the $1.5-billion unfunded liability of...

May 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The controversy over cash-balance conversions shorting retiring workers heated up as a Congressman released a list of 13 US offending companies, which the...

September 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An ex-employee's assertion that his former employer breached the provisions of an employment contract by deceiving him about his job responsibilities is not...

May 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA) wants to allow trustees of investment trusts to be able to hold securities...

September 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Senator Charles Schumer (D-New York) has introduced a bill he says will make it significantly easier for American workers to unionize.

May 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate today rejected a bid to tie health benefits for retired steel workers to trade promotion authority legislation.

September 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has issued guidance for underfunded single-employer pension plans to determine if they must issue a 2003 Participant...

May 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) should not limit the number of retirement plan loans per participant and should loosen rules on participants who...

September 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With workplace giving donations to charity drives other than the United Way up 36% between 1996 and 2001, a new report by a...

May 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Airlines has settled a discrimination suit by, among other things, agreeing to do a better job of keeping disabled job applicants informed...

September 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Holding a professional certification apparently does more than add to an employee's working knowledge - it also adds to their paycheck.

May 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HedgeWorld has partnered with NCO Group, to provide hedge fund investors with more affordable access to investigative reports and background checks on hedge...