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February 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The State of Iowa may be on the hook for as much as $30 million in back overtime, now that the US Supreme...

July 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compensation professionals should note Towers Perrin has launched a new executive compensation data collection, analysis, research and information services unit of the firm's...

February 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Slumping markets combined with liability increases cut the average pension plan's funding level by 20% over 2000 and 2001, a new Towers Perrin...

July 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Santa Barbara, California communications technology company has released an updated version of its program for producing personalized employee benefits statements.

February 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UK workers in a defined contribution retirement plan are likely to get benefits that are 30% smaller those in a defined benefit program,...

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human resources software provider PeopleSoft Inc has announced the release of four new products in its Human Resources Management (HRMS) suite.

July 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Announced job cuts by US employers dropped for the second straight month in June to the lowest level in 31 months.

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Touchstone Investments is teaming with online retirement company ExpertPlan to provide a bundled retirement program through financial professionals.

July 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) has just turned in its best performing quarter in the 18 tries, returning 14.98%.

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has announced expanded capabilities to its human resources and payroll outsourcing platform and enhancements to its Time and Attendance service offerings...

July 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a bumpy investment market, mutual funds managed to hang on to its 21% share of the US retirement market last year, some...

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc is enhancing the education platform it provides to its retirement program participants by providing access to Morningstar's...

July 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Equity REITs bested the S&P 500 during the first two quarters of 2003 with a 14.4% return, compared to the S&P's 11.8% first-half...

January 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.COM)-A senior economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Dallas is calling for privatizing social security, but the former CEO of the Federal Retirement Thrift...

July 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than six out of 10 Americans say they know someone who has been laid off or fired recently, the highest percentage since...

January 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vanguard has taken fee disclosure to a new level, offering the industry's first All-In Fee Report for plan sponsors.

July 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While a can of Spam will run you $1 at the local supermarket, the annual per employee cost to your company is approximately...

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA) is looking for input on the development of "safe harbors" for plan administrators...

January 7, 2003, (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush's economic stimulus package is likely to have some interesting consequences for plan sponsors and institutional investors.

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two prominent House Republicans say they will try again to get the Pension Security Act reform bill through both houses of the new...