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September 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As have several US air carriers before it, Hawaiian Airlines has asked a bankruptcy judge for permission to suspend its required contributions to...

September 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost a third of 401(k) participants (32%) would take advantage of a financial advisor's services to help manage their retirement account if those...

September 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Possible human rights violations in the country of Myanmar have two powerful state financial chiefs asking Unocal Corp. to either justify their investments...

September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of the estimated 34 million US households owning a traditional Individual Retirement Account (IRA) this year have rolled over money from...

September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Chicago Board of Trade will launch mini-sized futures contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, 30-year Treasury bond, 10-year Treasury note, New...

September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MFS Investment has renewed its agreement with Morningstar Associates to provide online advice to its retirement plan clients for another two years.

September 27, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc. (BSAM) will launch an equity fund on October 1 that focuses on small-to mid-capitalization companies, Bear Stearns announced Thursday.

September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Victory Capital Management has joined with actuarial firm Milliman USA to offer pension plans a full menu of bundled defined benefit services.

August 27, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - WorkRelationships.com has launched a new Appropriate Workplace Behavior Certification series, a seven-module course that covers the continuum of workplace behavior.

August 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Newspaper publishers Knight Ridder and Tribune have acquired online recruiter Headhunter.net for $200 million, planning to combine its features and distribution with jointly...

August 27, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in 401(k) plans serviced by T. Rowe Price Associates will now have access to financial planning tools and investment guidelines from Morningstar Associates,...

August 27, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors who use corporate-owned life insurance as a means of funding their non-qualified benefit plans could benefit from changes made to MONY's corporate...

August 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -An employer that promised lifetime benefits for retirees violated ERISA when it eliminated a Medicare reimbursement program, according to a federal judge.

August 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Independent contractors can't sue under Title VII, even if they are performing the same job -- for the same employer --that they previously...

August 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Intel has decided to go "outside" for the management of the firm's profit-sharing retirement plan, according to a government filing.

August 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Textron Inc. says it has been notified of a suit that names the firm, its savings plan and the plan's trustees as defendents.

August 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mellon Financial and Shinsei Bank, Limited, have teamed up in a new joint venture investment advisory and trust company to provide investment management...

August 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At a time when more and more workers are contemplating delayed retirements, noted Washington pension protagonists are said to be considering new realities...

August 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retiree healthcare could finally find some protections under some pending legislation.

March 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The drumbeat of bad employment data continued Friday with word that the struggling economy gave up 308,000 non-farm jobs - the sharpest payroll...