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December 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Illinois federal judge has allowed more than 4,800 women to pursue $410 million in sex-discrimination claims against Rent-A-Center Inc., the nation's biggest...

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's largest public pension fund has decided to release performance information on the private equity investments of the $140 billion fund.

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kaiser Aluminum is weighing its options around a required $17 million pension contribution due on the Kaiser Salaried Employee Retirement Plan (KRP), according...

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group has agreed to pick up a Wisconsin retirement plan administrator, which specializes in ESOPs.

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two securities clearinghouses are joining hands to form a new company now scheduled to kick off operations January 1.

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Templeton Investment Council LLC and Sierra Investment Partners, Inc have formed an alliance to service Taft-Hartley pension clients, according to the announcement by...

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kenneth Lipper's Lipper & Co has applied to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for deregistration of the firm's three mutual funds.

December 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Some 56% of eligible 401(k) participants at large and mid-sized plans administered by Fidelity Investments have taken advantage of EGTRRA's catch-up provision.

November 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The head of the European investment fund industry says an early-stage investigation in Europe uncovered no evidence of market timing or late trading.

November 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - eSecLending, LLC, a securities lending manager, has recently completed a securities lending auction of approximately $15 billion in passive international equities for the...

November 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only a third of Americans are very confident they will be able to maintain their lifestyle in retirement, but nearly half (41%) haven't...

July 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In response to input from plan sponsors, consultants and brokers, Aetna Inc. has announced plans to expand its consumer-directed health program (CDH) inventory...

July 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors and advisors using the conneKt Web site from DailyAccess can now enjoy several recently added enhancements.

July 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the majority of Americans do not doubt affirmative action policies giving women and minorities preferences in the workplace have had their benefits,...

July 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An arbitrator has determined that last year's layoffs at Verizon Communications were inappropriate, adding more pressure on the company to talk with its...

November 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today marks a signal development in the transition management business - the deadline for Washington State's Department of Retirement Systems transition RFP, which...

July 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Manulife Financial Canadian Pension Operations is tossing the paper trail out the window, launching an electronic enrolment service to complement its Internet support...

July 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Failing to disclose an "actively at work" requirement contained in a long-term disability (LTD) benefit plan nets an employer a breach of ERISA...

July 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sponsors of Section 457 plans got the promised final regulations on those programs today, including some key changes and clarifications to the proposed...

October 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors of Bank of America Corp's mutual funds harmed by hedge fund Canary Capital Management LLC's late trading activities will be paid restitution.