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February 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Office Web surfers may fritter away work time, but they tend to compensate by working from home during off hours.

May 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire an 80% interest in Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher...

February 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee benefit costs made up over a third of company payroll expenses in 2001.

May 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bankrupt Minneapolis company is asking a US Bankruptcy Judge to approve a deal to settle its claims with the federal private pension...

February 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Information Technology (IT) staff ratios are increasingly being supported with contractor workers and a higher budget for permanent employees.

May 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BNP Paribas is criticizing Standard & Poor's (S&P) approach to incorporating pension calculations into credit analysis and the rating agency's reflection of pension...

February 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fourth-quarter wages for tech workers dropped 3.1% in 2002 as compared with the same period of 2001, according to the Yoh Index of...

May 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A public hearing is set for next week in Washington to hear testimony about a Northwest Airlines request for an ERISA exemption to...

February 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Larger companies have turned to HR/Benefits outsourcing as a way to take advantage of a provider's technology, expertise and to ease administrative headaches.

May 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have generated a compound annual return over the last 30 years that edges out the performance of broader...

May 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo clients may have an easier time administering a pension plan with a new Internet product, Retirement Plan Payments (RPP).

May 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aetna is moving into the small-company health care market with a standardized benefits product line and easy administration, according to a Dow Jones...

May 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It may be a bit easier to fund a 529 college savings program with the launch of a new plan by the Manufacturers...

May 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined benefit plan sponsors and their consultants could have an easier time analyzing a plan's long-term financial outlook with a new product from...

May 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Several key legislators are pushing for assurances that workers aren't being shortchanged by cash balance plans.

February 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wilshire Associates has announced modifications to the construction methodology of the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index and the Wilshire 4500 Completion Index.

February 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The FTSE All-World Index started the new year on a down note in January with a 3% drop in dollar terms.

February 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wilshire Associates has announced modifications to the construction methodology of the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index and the Wilshire 4500 Completion Index.

February 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The FTSE All-World Index started the new year on a down note in January with a 3% drop in dollar terms.

February 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the threat of war in Iraq hanging over them, US employers were reluctant to hire and ready to shed 42% more workers...