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August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When looking for that perfect candidate to fill an open position, hiring managers are most concerned about prior job experience.

May 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey's Division of Investments has proposed rules to allow the state's $56 billion pension to purchase an expanded array of financial instruments.

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer Human Resource Consulting has cut the ribbon on a new global consulting practice focused on HR technology and operations consulting.

May 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Shareholders at Eastman Kodak Co. have passed a resolution to account for employee stock options as an expense for financial reporting purposes.

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executives who buy HR outsourcing services say they would put a formal outsourcing strategy in place before contracting with a vendor if they...

May 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is moving closer to defining how employee stock option grants are to be expensed, determining companies can...

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Standard & Poor's (S&P) Hedge Fund Index rose 0.34% in July on positive returns in the event-driven and arbitrage sub-indices.

May 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Year-end 2003 funding shortfalls at large US companies' defined benefit pension plans could actually be more than double the shortage predicted using official...

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After dropping for two months, the number of July announced job cuts unexpectedly raced ahead.

May 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California Treasurer Phil Angelides is putting the finishing touches on new rules governing how investment banks do business with the state.

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After touching the red to start 2003, the Russell/Mellon US Master Trust showed a tremendous rebound in the second quarter, with the median...

April 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is asking General Electric's top 500 shareholders to vote for a resolution adopting performance-based stock options.

August 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Electronically quoted reimbursement rates given to pharmacists required by a contract take precedent over any claims for alleged overpayments.

April 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The beleaguered Illinois state retirement plans could get a much-needed financial shot in the arm from a plan by Governor Rod Blagojevich for...

August 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors seeking compliance assistance on federal health benefits law regarding qualified medical child support orders have a new compliance guide at their...

April 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of investors have filed a complaint with the US District Court in the Southern District of New York against Beacon Hill...

August 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A drop in the amount of compensation received from stock options was a major player in the 1.6%-decline of the average non-employee director...

April 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A shareholder group plans to leverage its success with Dell Computer Corp. in committing to a computer-recycling program to help convince other computer...

August 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The head of the Johns Manville retiree group has called on US Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao to investigate whether Johns Manville Corporation...

April 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House of Representatives is expected to approve a proposal allowing the US Postal Service to reduce payments made to a pension...