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Brink's Slapped with Pants Suit

January 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Security firm Brink's Inc, a division of Pittston Co Inc, has been hit with a $30,000 penalty on charges it discriminated against a...
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Slim Pickings For VCs in 2002

January 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just 22 venture-backed companies had initial public offerings (IPO) last year, raising a paltry $1.9 billion, according to a Dow Jones report.
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Diversified Adds Spanish Web Site Material

January 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Spanish-speaking participants in retirement plans at Diversified Investment Advisors can now access much more Web site material in their native language.
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AARP Joins T.V. Writers Bias Suit

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Foundation has teamed with a group of television writers in a class action age-bias lawsuit against TV networks,...
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Patient's Rights Case Pending

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tomorrow the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that will clarify whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) pre-empts...
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High Court Boosts EEOC's Power

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) can still get workers back pay or other benefits from their employer - even if the...
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ERISA Interest Suit Back on Track

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An accounting company worker was right to go after ERISA-required interest on delayed disability payments, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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Pictet International Holds Water

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Switzerland's Pictet International Management launched the Pictet Global Water Fund, a mutual fund that will invest primarily in the water industry.
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KPMG Adds Siebel Consulting

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - KPMG Consulting clients can now get a personal helping hand in using the Siebel Employee Relationship Management 7 employee organization and productivity software...
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GoldK Adds Micro-Cap to Fund Lineup

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- GoldK, a provider of online retirement plans, added the Satuit Capital Micro-Cap Fund, to its list of mutual funds offerings.
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MassMutual Offers Four More Funds

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual Retirement Services has added four investment options and six new managers to the offerings available to retirement plans within its Concert Investment...
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IRS Issues "Deemed IRA" Guidance

January 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors who want to add a "deemed IRA" to their pension plans under an EGTRRA provision now have official guidance on how...
Benefits |

Employees Still Show Faith in 401(k)

February 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite losses in the equity markets, 401(k) participants have not given up on long-term approaches in their retirement vehicle.