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January 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fifty-two percent of HR professionals surveyed anticipate layoffs in 2003, with 11% expecting layoffs to affect in excess of 20% of their workforce,...

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension underfunding may be prevalent, but as a percentage of total corporate assets the mountain looks more like a mole hill.

January 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US bankruptcy judge has ordered temporary 13% pay cuts for United Airlines' unionized machinists, buying the airline more time to negotiate broad...

January 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A 50-something National Steel Corp. retiree with 30 years of service could lose an average $315 in monthly pension benefits as part of...

October 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hartford launched a new Web site for its group life and disability insurance products, focusing on the needs of their plan sponsor...

October 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Zions Bancorporation and Societe Generale Bank will now be offering their wholesale investment products on FinancialOxygen's online trading...

October 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today's CEOs have only five earnings quarters on average to prove themselves, according to a study released by communications consulting firm Burson-Marsteller.

October 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care costs across most health care products are expected to grow at double-digit rates in 2002, according to a survey by Anderson.

October 25, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 77 million baby boomers will begin to retire in this decade, putting a strain on the resources in the Social Security and Medicare...

January 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though the nation's December jobless rate remained stuck at its November level, the already troubled US market shed 101,000 jobs in December....

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 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The number of Americans seeking initial jobless benefits fell by 19,000 - more than expected - for the week ending January 4, according to...

January 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A security guard injured after being head-butted at a Hooters corporate Christmas party was awarded over $860,000 by a San Diego jury, according...

January 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The RiskMetrics Group has released its equity mutual fund stars and laggards based on the amount of return managers offer to investors for...

January 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Court documents unsealed on Tuesday show Merck & Co may have used its subsidiary, pharmacy-benefits manager (PBM) Medco, to sharply increase the market...

January 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Average US Hedge Fund lost an estimated 0.3% in December, according to preliminary data from Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, Inc. (VAN).

January 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial services industry chief executive officers enjoyed a 16% cash compensation hike last year while chief financial officers got 5% more in their...

September 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Abbey National Treasury Services (ANTS) will open a branch in the US, focusing on debt securities and the international money markets.

September 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former manager of a United HealthCare (UHC) technical support team can pursue his lawsuit charging that his former employer improperly fired him...

September 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has tentatively decided to move up the effective date of proposed new rules, which require companies to...