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Citizens Funds Announces New Offerings

December 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Socially responsible mutual fund provider Citizens Funds is launching two new mutual funds: Citizens Ultra Short Bond Fund and Citizens Balanced Fund.
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S&P Unveils Alt. Investment Indicator

December 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors making or monitoring alternative investments may get more information about market trends from a new S&P Diversified Trends Indicator (S&P DTI)...
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State Stock Option Claim Dismissed

November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Federal Appeals court, agreeing in part with a Federal district court's decision, dismissed state claims and said that former Imation employees must...
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Jury Awards $12M Under FMLA

November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Chicago federal jury has awarded $11.65 million to a veteran hospital maintenance worker who contended that his former employer fired him in...
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Jobless Claims Tumble 11%

April 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The number of US workers lining up to file for unemployment benefits for the first time tumbled significantly in the week ending April 6,...
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BGI Unveils Hedge Fund

November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays Global Investors is launching a new European equity market-neutral fund aimed at hedge fund-of-fund providers, institutional investors, and high net worth customers.
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PWBA Had Record FY 2002 Plan Recoveries

November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA), the government's chief pension watchdog, spent a very busy FY 2002, according to the agency's records.
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Microsoft Unveils New STP Product

November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Microsoft Corp. has unveiled its BizTalk Accelerator for Financial Services that the company said is designed to facilitate straight-through processing (STP).
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NYLIM Unveils Managed Account Product

November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small to mid-size institutions and their plan sponsor clients might want to consider a new managed accounts product from New York Life Investment...
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Workplace Injuries Dip – But Less So

April 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of workplace injuries dipped slightly last year, according to the Department of Labor - but not at the pace that they...
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Companies Step up Benefits

April 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though it is getting more expensive to do so, virtually all employers participating in a recent survey say they offer employee health-care...
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Sun Life Beefs Up Stop Loss Health Policy

November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefits administrators fighting health-care cost increases may want to consider a new medical stop-loss policy from Sun Life Financial designed to give employers...