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August 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Saying the full-service third-party recordkeeping business simply hasn't been profitable enough to justify staying in it, Trustar Retirement Services is pulling out of...

August 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Vanguard Group has reallocated assets among several managers of its $2.6-billion Vanguard Equity Income Fund and taken away the share of the...

August 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The new accounting rule FRS17 has led to at least 90% of UK companies facing pension deficits - far worse than first imagined,...

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Commutes that involve the Cross-Bronx Expressway, LBJ Freeway, the 405 or any of the nation's other notorious traffic tie-ups apparently lead to a...

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two-thirds of US employers who responded to a new survey are either covering the pay gap between civilian and military pay for reservists...

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group is now offering participants an all-in-one benefits statement.

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Ohio company is offering a new depression management program for its members.

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health benefit plans in North Carolina must now disclose to contract providers their fee and claims submission schedules and reimbursement policies before implementation.

August 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has approved a temporary lower funding requirement for the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union-Pacific Maritime Association's (ILWU-PMA)...

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal anti-discrimination agency has taken Rite Aid Pharmacy to court, alleging that the pharmacy chain fired a Delaware pharmacy technician for asking...

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The NASD has proposed a rule that would require disclosure of more information about compensation paid for the sale of mutual fund shares...

July 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The winds of change are blowing across the Northern European institutional investing landscape, as investors were increasingly looking for a more diverse portfolio...

July 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors concerned about becoming a "victim" of outsourcing by their providers might glean insights on the trend in a new report on...

July 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Kalamazoo, Michigan pension board has unanimously agreed that venture capital funds are not a good move for pension investments.

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfer activity rose along with rising temperatures (and equity markets) in July, but remained muted relative to historical trends.

July 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Oregon lawmakers continue wrangling over the last significant aspect of ongoing public pension reform efforts - namely, what type of pension to offer...

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The line for Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits keeps getting shorter.

July 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Microsoft plans to put forth a different stock option "option" - awarding employees actual shares of the software giant's stock.

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Van Global Hedge Fund Index gained 1.2% net of fees in July based on preliminary data, according to Van Hedge Fund Advisors...

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Arizona State Retirement System committee has recommended ending its involvement in providing health insurance for retirees not eligible for Medicare.