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March 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The postage rate increase threat has been raised to orange in the past several weeks, because of Congress' refusal to back legislation allowing...

April 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - JPMorgan Investor Services has launched a corporate-actions processing tool designed to decrease operational risk and promote a straight-through processing environment.

March 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The financially ailing parent of United Airlines announced that a decade of employee control might fade into history within a few weeks following...

April 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Vanguard Group plans to change the benchmarks for seven of its funds, switching to seven newly developed Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI)...

March 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - IBM again urges shareholders to vote against proxy proposals related to its pension and retirement medical plans at its annual meeting.

April 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Synhrgy HR Technologies announces a Web-based healthcare decision support calculator to help employees determine which plan is best for them.

March 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The investment returns of the nation's largest pension plans were roughly half that of their smaller cousins in 2000, with an average return...

April 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors will soon be able to get some help in fulfilling their fiduciary obligations, courtesy of a new program from The Hartford...

March 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 16% of 401(k) participants have access to investment advice through their employer, according to a new study, and less than half of...

April 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Major US stock markets have been buffeted by sentiments about the progress of the war with Iraq, but participants appear to be taking...

March 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senator John Breaux (D-La.) has offered a bill that would force the Labor Department to adopt a new ergonomics standard within two years,...

April 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Reversing a three week downward trend, the number of new US jobless jumped to 445,000, representing its highest level in almost a year.

March 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors and 401(k) providers alike now have access to a new tool designed to help them navigate the occasionally treacherous waters of...

April 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite - or perhaps as a result of - volatile markets, the hedge fund industry expanded by 5% in 2002, according to a...

March 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in 401(k) plans at a Memphis bank company should have an easier time finding what they need on the company's Web site.

April 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The winning streak that began for high-yield bond funds late last year continued into the first three months of 2003 as investors poured nearly...

March 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sponsors of government 401(a) and 403(b) plans at the Hartford Financial Services Group, will now be able to give out customized enrollment books...

April 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six out of 10 information technology (IT) managers indicate that IT compensation consumes 25% to 50% of their budgets, even though IT budgets...

February 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A multiemployer defined benefit pension plan did not illegally cut back on retiree benefits when it dropped a cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) after the retirement...

April 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mellon Financial Corporation has named a new director in its Human Resources Services sector.