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December 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Norfolk Southern Railroad is the latest in a string of American corporations to get hit with a lawsuit alleging it improperly pressured employees...

December 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal district judge in New York City has given the state of Ohio lead plaintiff status in national class-action lawsuits against Global...

December 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eastman Kodak Company has completed a $2 billion share repurchase program, with the repurchase of approximately 7.4 million shares from the Kodak Retirement...

December 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hartford has done a little holiday shopping of its own, picking up CNA's Group Benefits business for about $500 million.

December 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two prominent mutual fund companies, including one at the center of the fund trading scandal, have slapped new short-term redemption fees on additional...

December 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charging that FedEx Corp. systematically discriminates against minorities in pay and promotions, a group of current and former employees have sued the giant...

December 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has informed taxpayers that Notice 2001-69, which provides guidance for leave-based donations, will not be extended to payments...

November 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A growing number of US firms have announced changes to their pension plan estimates alongside their quarterly SEC filings.

November 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Worldwide accounting standards took a step forward yesterday, as the US-focused Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and its European counterpart divvied up a...

November 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey's pension management director, Steven Kornrumpf, is expected to resign immediately, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The Principal Financial Group and Alliance Capital have teamed up for a new 529 college savings plan as a payroll deduction option for workers.

November 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nasdaq Financial Products Services, Inc., a subsidiary of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc, has unveiled BLDRS, a new family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs)...

November 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The District of Columbia has launched DC College Savings Plan, the District's 529 College Savings product.

November 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Florida judge lashed out against a New York investment firm accused of losing more than $300 million in Florida state pension money...

January 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Planned job cuts in the high-tech sector reached 468,161 in 2002, down 33% from the 695,581 job cuts announced in 2001.

January 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - December had hedge funds in the doldrums, as the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index produced a negative return of 0.58% for the month.

January 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - December had hedge funds in the doldrums, as the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index produced a negative return of 0.58% for the month.

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Express Financial Corporation has completed its acquisition of Threadneedle Asset Management from Zurich Financial Services Group.

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ohio state Senator Lynn Wachtmann will propose a bill to remove the attorney general from all state employee pension boards clearing the way...

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With more than $10 billion in retirement fund overpayments on its hands, the US Postal Service has announced plans to establish a health...