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December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The mental health parity bill was formally ejected from the fiscal 2002 spending bill for the US Department of Health and Human Services.

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two Connecticut agencies, which fired employees for talking to clients about their religious beliefs at work, did not violate the First Amendment and...

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor (DoL)'s Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA) will publish the Year 2001 Form M-1 annual report for multiple...

November 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has released a proposal for stock option accounting due to take effect in 2004.

November 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Computershare, Ltd. will acquire Charles Schwab's employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) clients.

November 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Electric announced a host of changes to its corporate governance practices, which the Fairfield, Connecticut company said would strengthen its board of...

November 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), TIAA-CREF's investment component, have turned aside four resolutions including those urging CREF to divest its...

November 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal regulators are close to publishing new rules on the responsibility of the financial markets to have contingency planning in place for emergencies...

November 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a civil fraud complaint against hedge fund company Beacon Hill Asset Management

November 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American International Group (AIG) has formed a new international retirement savings group.

November 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hiring managers interested in beefing up their online recruiting capabilities may want to take a look at a new product announced by SAP...

November 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fiserv, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Willis Group Holdings' life and health third-party administration (TPA) business.

November 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new JPMorgan Investor Services product might help institutional investors to better keep track of regulatory and legal requirements and the extent to...

November 19, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments Canada Limited has upgraded its Web site.

November 19, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors who want to take their fiduciary responsibilities a step further might find Securian Retirement Services' new due diligence program worth investigating.

November 19, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 88% of investment professionals classify employee stock options grants as compensation - and believe that they should be recognized as an expense in...

November 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Oak Brook, Illinois-based Van Kampen Management has sold a unit that specializes in managing fixed-income investments for pension funds, insurers and wealthy individuals...

November 19, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hickory Group and Roulston & Company have recently completed a merger transaction, the latest in the trend towards consolidation in the investment management...

November 19, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Equity markets may have nose-dived, but the average participant?s 401(k) asset allocation remained unchanged between 1999 and 2000, according to data from the EBRI/ICI...

October 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors seeking an Internal Revenue Service letter proclaiming their plan as tax qualified can get copies of the recently revised necessary forms...