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July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The failure to cover domestic partners in a state of Indiana funeral leave policy is not a violation of the state constitution.

July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has determined that an employer does not have a fiduciary duty under ERISA to disclose retirement plan considerations when...

July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has upheld a move by the federal pension insurer to terminate the pension plans of Trans World Airlines

July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tyco International has adopted limits on executive severance pay in the wake of an accounting scandal in which former top executives allegedly stole...

July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees are retiring from the state of Colorado in droves.

July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The market for mid-to-upper level managers and professionals has cooled off after a slight surge earlier in the year.

July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have proposed exempting from a federal age discrimination law employer decisions to cut or eliminate retiree health benefits when workers become...

July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mark Talbot, the former head of international fixed income at State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), is leaving to head up Barclays Global Investors'...

July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MetLife has instituted a round of managerial musical chairs in the company's Institutional Business leadership group in order to broaden the experience of...

July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MSCI Hedge Fund Index was up 0.5% in June, according to preliminary data from 60% of the funds.

July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan providers have another tool to help them explain, market and examine possible tax advantages of 529 college savings plans.

July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund investors have another place to shop for new products with a new joint venture Web site from HedgeFund.net and New York...

July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hartford Financial Service Group and West Virginia State Treasurer John Perdue have teamed up to create the new Leaders SMART529 plan.

July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Paychex, Inc. has added a new profit-sharing feature to its 401(k) offering, a "new comparability" option that targets employers who want to maximize...

July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former general counsel for Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group Ltd. has been allowed to sue for wrongful discharge after the company said such action...

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has agreed to review current pension fund regulations, in a move that could lead to an overhaul...

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global Crossing chairman Gary Winnick said he has contributed $25 million to the company's 401(k) plan participants to help make up for some...

December 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US pension funds have gotten pounded in the last two years with assets underperforming liabilities by 37%, according to Ryan Labs Inc.

December 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The vast majority of 401(k) plan sponsors prefer to keep the selecting, hiring, and firing of service providers close to 'home', a recent...

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Washington state officials have given preliminary approval for the ICMA Retirement Corporation (ICMA-RC) to manage its new college savings plan, ICMA-RC announced.