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July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In yet another example of an increasingly common trend, lesbian and gay employees of the Fulton County (Georgia) government can now get government...

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Washington State Investment Board has launched a newly redesigned web site to improve access to information about its investments, including expanded information...

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US management accountants enjoyed an average 5.3% salary increase in 2002 to $83,235, according to an industry group study.

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Questions are being raised by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association and two members of the City Council over efforts to hire auditors...

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Effective July 31, 2003, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Chief Counsel B. John Williams will step down from his post to return to private...

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - United Airlines' parent company UAL Corp. has filed paperwork to terminate its employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) with the Securities and Exchange Commission...

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Resurgent equity markets helped narrow the pension asset/liability gap in June, according to Ryan Labs.

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards has pulled the curtain back on his five-pronged approach to boost corporate accountability, which includes expensing stock options,...

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The RiskMetrics Group is out with its quarterly equity mutual fund beauty pageant, which lists 20 funds as in the best growth fund...

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Still River Retirement Planning Software Inc. has released its Econometric Risk Capacity (ERC) Asset Allocation software tool.

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Private equity fundraising experienced a precipitous drop in the second quarter of 2003, while European markets showed a slight recovery from earlier losses.

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsor clients of Austin, Texas-based The 401(k) Company now have some additional online functionality as part of an expanded and redesigned website.

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund investments remained relatively resilient worldwide during the first quarter of 2003 with only a slight asset drop to $11.210 trillion from...

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) notice requirements only apply to health plans and therefore employers cannot be forced to provide life insurance...

July 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As US equity markets closed out a strong second quarter, participants continued a slow, but steady shift to equity investments, according to the...

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Another federal appeals court joined with its judicial brethren in finding that an employee benefit plan's summary plan description (SPD) trumps the plan's...

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a private letter ruling allowing participants in an IRA to exceed the 60-day rollover requirement in...

July 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bernard Hodes Group has launched an online tool designed to capture and benchmark human resources operating metrics.

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors looking for that final bit of clarity on the so-called catch-up regulations now have it in the form of final regulations...

July 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ultralink, a benefits services provider, has supplemented its online benefits enrollment application with a call center service, designed to give participants the human...