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2002 Raises Get Reality "Check"

August 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In yet another sign of the ailing economy, many companies have slashed the size of their raises from the levels they estimated a...
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Choice Medical Acquires BerkleyCare

January 8, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Choice Medical Management Services, Inc. (CMMS), a workers' compensation provider, acquired the Florida operations of BerkleyCare, the disability management unit of Key Risk...
Benefits |

English-Only Practice Barred

July 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has signed a consent decree against an employer who allegedly refused to allow workers to speak Spanish on the job.
Benefits |

CFO Heads Continuing Rolling in July

July 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's laser-like focus on corporate accounting continues to leave blood on the floor as chief financial officers (CFO) get shown the door...
Benefits |

I'm OK, Are YOU?

July 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report indicates that a quarter of the American workforce experiences at least one mental or substance abuse disorder each year -...
Investing |

Equity Swoon Strikes ETFs in June

July 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) decreased by nearly $4 billion in June, but international ETFs managed to gain ground.
Investing |

Bond Funds Binge On Equity Flows

July 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors fled US equity mutual funds in droves last month, pulling out more than $18 billion on a net basis, according to an...
Deals and People |

Houston Firefighters CIO Departs

July 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Danny J. Bowers, chief investment officer of the $1.6 billion Houston Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund, has left the fund to pursue other...
Investing |

UIT Deposits Slid in June

July 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Deposits to unit investment trusts totaled $923.8 million in June, down from the previous month's $957.9 million, but a substantial decrease from a...
Benefits |

Franklin Flows Picking Up

July 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Better times have restored some of the luster to employee paychecks at Franklin Resources.
Administration |

Money Managers Gaze into the Crystal Ball

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three-quarters of money managers expect their institutional clients to turn up the pressure on listed companies on corporate governance and disclosure issues in...