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September 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential, the UK's second-biggest life insurance company announced it plans to move new employees from its traditional pension plan to a defined contribution-style...

September 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new poll shows that many Americans are still confident about, and satisfied with, their health care services despite raging price hikes, but...

SURVEY SAYS: With (renewed) apologies to those of you who are weary of the Enron-centricity of the media's coverage of late, there appears to be an emerging sentiment...

September 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mass layoffs continued to cool in August, dropping in number by 38.9% from July and by 47.8% in terms of workers involved.

September 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Principal Financial Group clients with self-funded health plans might benefit from a new Care Enhancement Program from American Healthways.

September 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan investment advisors and plan sponsors trying to meet their fiduciary oversight duties might benefit from new mutual fund risk assessment software.

September 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hospital service costs are rising faster than other healthcare costs, a study found.

September 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many older Americans who don't think they'll need special provisions for their long-term care needs just don't know what's coming, a survey finds.

September 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not only has intranet/Internet usage become the norm at US companies, but many firms have also leveraged technology to bring a self-service capability...

September 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many investors have a long way to go before understanding how the various financial markets work - particularly when it comes to bonds,...

September 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As expected, the Federal Reserve left short-term interest rates unchanged, although the vote was not unanimous.

September 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Moody's Investors Service said junk bond defaults set a record in 2002 with the default rate even worse than earlier predicted.

September 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Century announced three top-level appointments at American Century Investment Management (ACIM), including a chief investment officer (CIO).

September 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Older workers looking for potential employers who would welcome them can get a few suggestions from a new American Association of Retired Persons...

September 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 20% of US households have at least one member without health insurance, a study said.

September 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment managers and the plan sponsors who monitor their performance may be interested in an improved version of the Russell/Mellon Performance Attribution (RPA)...

September 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - From where HR and benefits executives sit, the retirement years for many American workers won't be pretty.

September 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health-care costs and work rules are looming large in labor negotiations at Navistar.

September 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The head of the nation's new accounting board could be a pension fund chief, according to published reports.

September 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors still yanked money out of stock mutual funds in August, but at a comparative trickle compared to the raging $49 billion outflow...