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November 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors have almost another year to comply with GUST tax law changes, according to an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announcement.

August 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Boston, Massachusetts-based online education developer has released the newest version of its Mutual Fund Industry Specialist Program (MFIS 4.0).

August 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefit managers with a varied employee base may want to consider a retirement plan package being offered by Franklin Templeton Investments.

August 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) will be getting back $500 million it is owed under a recently passed state Assembly bill.

August 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Autoerotic asphyxiation has been deemed an intentional self-inflicted injury and thus is not entitled to coverage under an accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D)...

August 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case to determine whether a doctor whose pension plan was ordered by the US...

October 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The third quarter was good for high-yield bond funds, returning 2.3%, helping to pad 2003's 16.9% return through September.

October 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A UK financial regulator claims the hidden costs of a proposed shakeup of the nation's fund management and equity brokerage industries are "minimal."

October 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 41% of American households owned an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) in mid 2003, an increase of nearly 2% from last year's...

September 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Florida State Board of Administration's (FSBA) Board of Trustees has adopted a set of Investment Protection Principles developed to restore public confidence...

September 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - America's largest public pension system is making an investment in Japanese corporate governance activism.

September 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Evergreen Investments is planning to expand its mutual fund lineup with its first fund-of-funds offering.

September 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission took another step toward transparency yesterday, voting unanimously in support of a new rule that would require mutual...

September 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A provider that violated the terms of a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) was liable for a restoration of the benefits to the...

September 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Multinational US companies can be taken to task in American courts for helping those committing human rights violations abroad, a federal appeals court...

September 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The issue of ERISA preemption is still in active debate in courts as judges in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania continue to weigh...

September 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The University of California on Friday filed an appeal to overturn a court ruling that would force the university to disclose the performance...

September 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funding status of public pension plans may not be as bad as widely reported, depending on how you look at the data.

September 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension plans in the United Kingdom are being unfairly viewed in the short-term by pension consultants, leading to the build up of a...

September 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Allegations of improper hedge and mutual fund trading have resulted in a severed agreement between a third-party recordkeeper and Security Trust Company (STC).