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May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As investors, women have become smarter and more confident, but they are still some way away from achieving financial security.

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last year, UK pension funds poured almost twice as much money into private equity investments as the year before, according to a survey.

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly a quarter of private sector employers in the UK plan to close their defined benefit plans to new workers, and another 11%...

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As opposition continues to an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plan to impose payroll taxes on incentive stock options and employee stock purchase plans,...

May 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As expected, Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords Thursday changed his party affiliation from Republican to Independent, with the potential to send shockwaves through key...

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Claims that Rite Aid Corp. mismanaged its pension plans, including a 401(k) plan with company stock as an investment option, appear closer to...

May 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Shareholders at IBM Corp. have rejected five proposals that included pension plan options for workers and mandatory stock option expensing.

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new bill has been introduced in the Senate that would provide tax credits to employers and individuals for IT training expenses.

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer can require an independent medical exam (IME) for job-related purposes without establishing that the company "regards" the worker as disabled, according...

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Ways and Means Committee has approved the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (H.R. 10) by a vote of 35...

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension plan sponsors are looking for performance measurement and risk management information on the Web -but they appear to be looking in vain,...

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court in Manhattan has upheld claims by McGraw-Hill stopping Vanguard from using the S&P 500 and other Standard & Poor's...

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial professionals are increasingly embracing the Web as a way of doing business, according to a new survey.

April 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The General Accounting Office (GAO) says the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) is increasingly dipping into pension fund accounts to pay for administrative...

April 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - McDermott International Inc has launched a review into the possibility of re-domesticating back from Panama to the United States.

April 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will assume responsibility for paying pension benefits to more than 6,000 US Airways pilots.

April 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The heads of large public pensions funds are continuing their activist stance with a new campaign against global warming because of its effects...

April 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The San Jose Mercury News joined a University of California (UC) employees union in suing UC regents to force disclosure of the university...

March 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) participants in plans administered by Manulife Financial will be getting redesigned mutual fund information sheets, Manulife announced.

March 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with a plethora of post-Enron pension reform proposals, lawmakers now look for common ground as legislation introduced by pension reform champions Representatives...