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June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees may not give a second thought to downloading "free" Internet applications, but the practice could end up costing their employers a bundle.

December 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Atlanta-based financial services organization LOMA has announced the availability of a new Web-based performance management system.

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Slide rules and ledger sheets are a thing of the past for accounting graduates; finance chiefs are now also looking for information technology...

December 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Accepting a staff recommendation, the California Public Employees' Retirement System's (CalPERS) board is considering opening up on its private equity investments, according to...

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workforce reductions, reduced competitive pressure for employee talent, and concerns about potential accounting charges for options have all contributed to a decline in...

December 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's HMOs enjoyed a whopping 162% profit increase during the first quarter of 2002 over the year before, a Florida research company...

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the ailing US job market continued to get brighter as the...

December 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Under a proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), corporate insiders may soon have to report stock trades online.

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Manulife USA has added five mutual funds from American Funds to its investment options for qualified retirement plans.

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - NYLIM Retirement Plan Services has added enhancements to its retirement education product Listen & Learn.

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A previously determined qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) entitles a stock purchase plan administrator to recover a portion of plan benefits mistakenly paid...

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans who make estimated tax payments could start using the new lower federal tax rates and other tax law changes as of June...

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Oregon appeals judge has ordered the state's ailing Public Employees Retirement System to begin recalculating retirement benefits and employer rates.

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill that would make it easier for small companies to buy employee health care coverage has gotten past a US House of...

December 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The practice of holding ESOP stock shares in shell S corporations that don't benefit participants shouldn't get a delay in implementing new rules...

December 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) does not preempt a Texas law calling for independent review of health maintenance organizations...

December 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A financial services industry group is battling a recent ruling by the North Carolina state bar that many standard retirement plan services actually...

November 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors concerned that they're not getting the best prices on market orders can check how their trades are executed, following new rules implemented...

November 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Supreme Court justices have agreed to decide whether state government agencies such as the California Medical Board can be sued under the...

June 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The relentless growth in US health care expenditures eased a bit last year with a 9.6% increase compared to a 10%-hike the year...