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April 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost two-thirds of respondents in a survey of America's wealthier individuals put 401(k)s and IRAs at the top of the list of important...

April 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SEC has told a small group of Willamette Industries employees to cease and desist in their opposition to a hostile takeover scheme...

April 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Republican-led house rebuffed a Democratic alternative and instead approved a measure modeled after President Bush's response to the Enron debacle.

April 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While US House of Representatives considers the Republican-based Pension Security Advice Act, Democratic House leaders stated they would file an alternative bill.

April 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UBS Global Asset Management has become the first company to license Morningstar Inc.'s stock indexes, Morningstar announced.

April 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers looking for an alternative recruiting source - or "personal" enrichment - might want to check out a new Internet job board that...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bank of New York (BoNY) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Gannett Welsh & Kotler, Inc (GW&K), a privately held asset...

March 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Walker MacRae TranSend and Unified Trust Company have formalized a new strategic alliance to offer qualified plan services to plan sponsors and third...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On Saturday, President Bush signed legislation that will extend jobless benefits and provide billions of dollars in business tax cuts - as well...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A House subcommittee has scheduled hearings this week on federal and state laws governing the provision of mental health coverage in employee health-care...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS has not yet issued February's 30-year Treasury bond rate, which sponsors of defined benefit plans, and their actuaries use to calculate...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Virginia Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit by a woman against her employer after a manager there allegedly assaulted her for...

March 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo has signed a definitive agreement to acquire H.D. Vest, the nation's largest provider of financial services delivered through tax professionals.

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) announced late Friday that it would vote its 7.6 million shares AGAINST Hewlett-Packard's proposed $22 billion...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UK pension plan trustees will soon find out exactly how their collective £12 in trading costs breaks down - including the portion spent...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last year, SBC boosted its pension assumptions, increasing the expected return on assets to 9.5% from 8.5%, while also making a slight adjustment...

February 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission may delay a new rule that would require markets and brokers to report on the quality of their...

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Research & Management Company has unveiled an enhanced Web site gives clients increased access to online account information.

February 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Union Bank of California has tapped Standard & Poor's Retirement Services to provide online education and advice for UBOC's SelectBENEFIT bundled 401(k) product.

February 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual Retirement Services' (MMRS) has integrated the Morningstar ClearFuture online education and advice product with its participant Web site, voice response system, and...