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Court: Settlement Order is a QDRO

February 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has ruled that a 1983 state court divorce settlement naming a General Electric employee's daughters as beneficiaries qualifies as...
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BlackRock Pink Slips Six

March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BlackRock fired a half dozen fund managers last week, after the asset manager's large cap stock funds lost three-quarters of their assets in...
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GM Turns on Advice Engine

February 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors has expanded its 401(k) offerings with the addition of retirement planning investment advice from Financial Engines to the 100,000 participants in...
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Watson Wyatt Adds IBM Business Consulting

February 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Watson Wyatt has expanded its actuarial consulting capabilities, with the addition of the life actuarial consulting group from IBM Business Consulting Services.
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529 Plan Enhancements Announced

February 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Life Investment Management LLC (NYLIM) and Schoolhouse Capital, LLC, announced enhancements to the CollegeSense 529 Higher Education Savings Plan including a...
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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...
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Fidelity Shuffles Small Fund Deck

January 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has announced a series of management changes in several smaller mutual funds, according to a company press release.
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ESOP Consultant Not an ERISA Fiduciary

January 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A financial consultant that appraised the company stock of an Illinois direct marketing firm can't be held responsible for the firm's ESOP losses...