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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...

May 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds held their own in April, slipping 0.25%, according to the Hennessee Hedge Fund Advisory Group.

May 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans signing up for unemployment benefits declined last week, but not as much as expected, and workers appear to be...

May 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension plans had a nail-biter of a month in April as a continuing weak equity market and a strong bond showing contributed to...

May 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The dismal first quarter performance of pension assets has left many funds a long way from meeting annual targets.

September 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Steel Corp. took its dog-and-pony show to Washington to show off its $300-million economic restructuring plan to the Bush administration.

September 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six pension funds will receive at least $2 million from former Arizona Governor Fife Symington to settle a bankruptcy case stemming from a...

September 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Monday's atmosphere among plan sponsors appeared to be a calm one with no reports of a rush by plan participants to flee equities...

August 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com-The nation's largest public pension system suffered a 7.2% loss last year, with bonds and real estate gains offsetting the impact of a slumping stock...

August 29, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock grants now make up more than half (55%) of outside directors' pay packages, up from 50% in 1998 according to a new...

August 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Now that IBM has just shelled out $2.7 billion for PWC's consulting business, several institutional investors are now questioning if PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PWC)...

August 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Its $9 million lost investment may be a fraction of its total assets, but the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) is taking...

August 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has taken over two pension plans underfunded by $44 million covering more than 1,000 Missouri workers.

August 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Watson Wyatt has agreed to transition its US-based public sector retirement practice to Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company, an actuarial and benefits consulting...

May 8, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The changing of the guard continues at Northern Trust, which has tapped Jana Schreuder as President and CEO of Northern Trust Retirement Consulting,...

August 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Company owners seeking ways to properly value their corporation may be able to use a new online business analysis product.

August 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Express Retirement Services' Financial Education and Planning Services group has taken the wraps off a redesigned personalized investment education tool for defined...

August 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan investors now have a new tool to help them track down no-load mutual funds.

August 29, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified Investment Advisors will offer a self-directed brokerage 401(k) account option that will allow each plan participant to pick their own broker.

August 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Muslim retirement plan participants may be interested in subscribing to a new equity screening service, which identifies listed companies that are compliant with...