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March 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong equity contributions led the way as closed-end fund assets increased $5.38 billion in the fourth quarter of 2002.

March 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong bond fund gains were able to overcome equity outflows as mutual funds achieved inflows of $10.4 billion in February.

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board of Standards, Inc has redesigned its Web site to include financial planning tools that provide personalized information...

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Merrill Lynch now offers plan sponsors and their participants a new type of self-directed brokerage option - one with an advisor "attached."

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution plans at Wachovia Retirement Services will soon have access to a new investment advice and portfolio management program from Morningstar Associates.

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors that have opted to pursue total retirement outsourcing (TRO) are reaping benefits, but not necessarily the ones they expected, according to...

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than two-thirds of workers worldwide said it would be hard for laid-off employees in their country to find comparable work.

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The State of New York has settled 85% of death and injury benefit claims filed by families or victims of the terrorist attacks...

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of employees is projected to increase 1% in the next 12 months, as chief financial officers (CFO) express optimism that corporate...

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dreyfus Corp, a unit of Mellon Financial Corp, has tapped Paul Pantalena as its new head of equity trading.

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Concerned about the difficulty placed on plan sponsors, the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) decided Form 5500 would...

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of the 10 largest claims against the nation's private pension plan insurer have arisen in the past three years, and the trend...

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Security Trust Company has unwrapped a master custody back-office platform for registered investment advisors (RIAs).

March 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors requesting determination letters for qualified employee benefit plan terminations will have one less schedule to fill out, thanks to an Internal...

March 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With roughly half of the current United States military composed of reservists, 175,000 of which have been called up in recent weeks, the...

March 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over half of the most popular employee benefits are now having the tab picked up by both the employee and the employer.

March 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Retirement has rolled out a new variable annuity benefit aimed at providing protection to the initial investment.

March 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate benefits officials looking for a better way to keep track of their incentive compensation plans may want to consider using a new...

March 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors and other institutional investors may have an easier time tracking their commission expenses through a new Web site offered by the...

March 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) plan sponsor clients of Pan-American Life can now choose their fund lineup from a broader menu of investment offerings.