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April 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Airlines employees looking for words of comfort and encouragement from their new CEO might get more than they bargained for.

April 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite declining 401(k) account balances, participants are still satisfied with the job their service providers who handle the recordkeeping and investments for their...

April 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Ontario government will announce plans to ban mandatory retirement at 65 in a Wednesday address by Lieutenant-Governor James Bartleman in the Speech...

April 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers in California will no longer be allowed to discriminate against job applicants and renters based on "perceived gender" if a legislative proposal...

April 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sponsors of 401(k) and 403(b) plans now have another investment advice provider to consider when adding an advice component.

April 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in exchange-traded funds (ETF) rose to $100.83 billion in March from $92.83 billion in February.

April 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There was a hint of good labor market news Wednesday with word that the number of mass layoffs in March plummeted to its...

April 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has ruled American Electrical Power Co's (AEP) purchase of "janitors" life insurance policies on 20,000 employees was nothing more...

April 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Riding substantial increases in benefits costs, the Employment Cost Index (ECI) for total compensation rose 1.3% from December 2002 to March 2003.

April 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the third month in a row, the combined assets of the nation's mutual funds decreased in March, this time by 0.03% or...

April 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors will soon have two new exchange-trade funds (ETFs) to consider.

April 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Standard & Poor's product may help investors better keep track of the performance by active versus indexed domestic equity sector funds.

April 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Watson Wyatt is now offering an online pension administration tool for both large and small companies.

April 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Express Retirement Services unveiled seven new seminars and a new online education module.

April 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ICMA Retirement Corporation has partnered with CashEdge Inc. an account aggregation provider, to launch its new online financial account aggregation service.

April 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Index provider FTSE and pan-European bourse Euronext have unveiled a joint venture to produce a new range of European stock indices.

April 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Testimony is being collected on behalf of 1.5 million female Wal-Mart Inc employees who alleged sexual bias at the retailing giant to support...

April 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund companies, banks, insurance companies, third party administrators and plan sponsors looking to fill open positions have a new third party recruiter...

April 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A measure of women's overall influence in the business world increased approximately 8% in 2002, putting parity with men in terms of business...

April 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six out of 10 employers think that the paper pay stub's days may be numbered.