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May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Group and mPower have teamed up to provide online investment advice and education available to plan sponsors and participants in the...

May 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Efforts to reform the ailing Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) moved significantly closer to reality when the state's House of Representatives OK'd...

May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although retirement planning is the primary financial planning concern for most US professionals, many remain confused by variable and fixed annuities, a new...

May 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Policies for pay and other benefits for those called up for duty in the military services vary widely compared to what is required...

May 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pennsylvania judges awarding child support should include an employee's 401(k) contributions and the employer's match when determining the person's income, an appeals court...

May 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many shareholder resolutions have fallen short this proxy season, but Avon shareholders snapped that streak last week.

May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -NASDAQ traders are feeling the "pinch" of the exchange's shift to decimalized trading --and they are pushing a new commission-based approach with institutional investors...

May 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar is implementing several changes within its mutual fund category classification structure, including discontinuing one category, adding 11 new categories, and changing the...

May 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Britain's Co-operative Group sacked Merrill Lynch Investment Management (MLIM) from a $729 million account and suggested it might sue for investment mismanagement.

May 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new European custody services joint venture involving Dutch ING and Bank of New York (BoNY) wants to rapidly grow its €90 bilion...

April 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Florida-based Anchor Glass Container Corp., a manufacturer of glass beverage containers, has filed for bankruptcy protection citing its underfunded pension plan as one...

April 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three quarters of respondents to a survey aren't saving more to prepare for an eventual job loss while only a scant 30% say...

April 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-Mid-sized U.S. Corporations are considering expanding their workforces and increasing their spending, according to a survey by Harris Nesbitt.

April 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has released the final version of new significantly simpler rules governing money that retirement savers are required to withdraw...

April 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Financial Inc.'s plan sponsors will see some changes the next time they visit the group's Online Retirement Center For Plan Sponsors Web...

April 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - IDEX Mutual Funds launched an equity fund appropriate for risk-averse investors with investment horizons over five years.

April 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) has launched an electronic newsletter for America's working women.

April 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan provider The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (USA), has teamed up with CNN/Money Online to add investment information and educational content to Manulife's...

March 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors can now tap into a range of short-term investment vehicles through MoneyFundsDIRECT.com, a new transaction-based Web site from the Bank of...

March 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Congressional bill designed to create reemployment accounts of up to $3,000 to help jobless Americans find work passed another legislative hurdle with...