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February 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It may not be easy for New Jersey medical patients to see their regular doctors these days because of a statewide physicians' strike...

March 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Having ruled in support of employer arbitration agreements, the Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether such agreements also bar government agencies getting...

March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission has been digging through some annual reports - and apparently isn't thrilled with the pension accounting presentations there.

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawmakers considering changes to federal mental-health insurance laws heard testimony that mental health parity mandates could prompt executives to drop the coverage entirely.

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Department of Labor (DoL) Secretary Elaine Chao has apparently tapped State Street Corp. to take over Enron Corp.'s three retirement plans, the...

March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Janus Capital Group has unveiled a new stock fund that purports to use a mathematical model to outdo the S&P 500 by anywhere...

March 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of financial professionals believe that new disclosure rules have reduced the amount of security information available, while nearly three-fourths believe...

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There is a potential problem brewing in the UK over the "insufficient" qualifications of pension-fund trustees, according to a new study.

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) cast its vote to oppose the merger of Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) with the Compaq Computer Corporation,...

March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is raising the fee it charges for stock market transactions, due to the declining dollar volume in equities...

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate trainers may have another option to better manage their menu of training courses with the recently unveiled emagine records system, according to...

March 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Joining a renewed trend, Union Planters has decided to outsource its 401(k) recordkeeping to Universal Pension, Inc. (UPI).

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 401(k) Company, a retirement plan provider, will provide online advice to its participants from Morningstar Associates, LLC.

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RiskMetrics Group unveiled its Risk Map of the Market application, aiming to provide investors with a picture of the risk in their portfolios.

March 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants now have the ability to make interfund transfers, change contribution allocations and rebalance their accounts in the palm of their hands.

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Department of Labor (DoL) Secretary Elaine Chao has officially tapped State Street Bank and Trust to take over Enron's three retirement plans.

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House Ways and Means overwhelmingly approved The Employee Benefits Bill of Rights, which protects retirement plan participants from some of the...

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Concerned about burdening plan sponsors with having to report on their pension plan activities to two federal agencies, House Republican leaders delayed a...

February 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate Banking Committee will meet Thursday to consider a bill that could save investors billions in securities trading fees.

February 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of an agreement with Washington State, where Wal-Mart Stores plans to build a regional warehouse, the retailer will speed up workers...