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May 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The beaten-down tech sector is showing signs of life with a 31% drop in the number of announced cuts year-to-date, compared to a...

October 17, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Merrill Lynch rejected a negligence claim by the UK pension fund of consumer giant Unilever, saying the fund knew it was buying an investment...

October 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a big setback to organized labor, the Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee voted 11-10 in favor of the nomination of Eugene...

October 17, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Scudder Investments has launched Retirement Asset Management, a new education program designed to help financial representatives guide clients through the distribution of their retirement...

October 17, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - StockLoan.com unveiled its global electronic marketplace for the institutional Stock Loan and Equity Financing markets- markets that exceed one trillion dollars in worldwide outstanding...

October 17, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the aim of helping small business owners offer retirement benefits to their employees, Intuit has launched QuickBooks Retirement Solutions.

October 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial Models Company Inc. (FMC) has launched FMCSylvan 5.1, the latest version of its performance measurement and attribution system.

May 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although one might assume that working mothers have been able to rely on flexible scheduling to balance home and office demands, a new...

May 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three female editorial employees at Dow Jones have filed a discrimination suit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in an effort to get...

September 29, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants continue to have more choices, and more ways to exercise them, with nearly two-thirds (64%) of plans offering plan information on the...

September 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pennsylvania judge has blocked the controversial sale of Hershey Foods, at least for the moment.

September 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken steps to facilitate liquidity in the US equities markets as they reopen Monday, including easing...

September 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A prominent Senator is looking for a way to tap into 'excessive' compensation packages of top executives of companies that have filed for...

September 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UK pension plan Prudential Staff Pension Scheme has appointed JPMorgan Investor Services Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) as its global custodian.

September 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2.7 million-member Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA) has demanded action from lawmakers and congressional candidates on hot-button retiree items such as a...

September 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual Retirement Services defined benefit clients may now have an easier time running their plans with the company's latest technology enhancements.

September 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Research Corp., a MetLife subsidiary, is letting go 60 employees as part of layoffs prompted by the continuing market-driven industry slowdown.

September 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an age discrimination case, a US District Court has upheld a $3.9 million jury verdict and tacked on a further $2 million...

September 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has passed a bill that would require states to abide by the Age Discrimination in...

September 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA), the Internal Revenue Service, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) have...