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February 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the loss of assets in the fourth quarter, hedge funds still gained $16.3 billion in assets in 2002.

February 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Business schools are reporting fewer corporate recruiters on their campuses as businesses pull away from the MBA market.

February 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The administrative costs of a health plan are rising at a slower pace than health care premiums, accounting for only 7.8% of total...

February 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It may be a tad harder for information technology (IT) workers to land a new job during the April to June 2003 time...

February 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - That sense that your job is a real pain in the backside could be more than just your imagination, according to new research.

February 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A civil servant in the United Kingdom has sued for sexual discrimination after being forced to wear a tie to work.

February 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers continue to ante up more money to pay for employee absence and disability programs, according to a new survey.

February 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Public-sector workers are getting more each month from their pension, largely because of annual cost-of-living-increases that are rare in private industry.

February 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the size of January's $1-billlion net equity outflow wasn't itself overwhelming, the loss still represented the first time equities ended January in...

February 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The new year started off strong for deposits into Unit Investment Trusts at $1.15 billion in January - up sharply from the month...

February 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the size of January's $1-billlion net equity outflow wasn't itself overwhelming, the loss still represented the first time equities ended January in...

February 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The new year started off strong for deposits into Unit Investment Trusts at $1.15 billion in January - up sharply from the month...

February 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tom Galvin, the former chief US market strategist at Credit Suisse First Boston, has been named president and chief investment officer of US...

February 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund-of-funds investment manager Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO) has expanded its senior management team with a number of recent hires.

February 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - British employers who penalize workers for their time in the water closet are being flushed out.

February 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is being challenged by a large union about proposed health insurance premium increases next year.

February 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FedEx Corp is giving employees the option of participating in a cash balance pension plan.

February 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Verizon Communications' senior executives will no longer have pension income influencing their incentive compensation.

February 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some financial services company executives are taking big hits to the pocketbook through compensation cuts growing out of their firms' poor performance.

February 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a stubborn bear market, US retirement plans and foundation/endowment funds ended the fourth quarter of 2002 in the plus column - but...