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(May 13, 2002) -The UK Accounting Standards Board blames the weak equity market for the demise of the UK defined benefit pension plans.

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Shareholders - including 401(k) participants - of toolmaker Stanley Works will get a second chance to vote on the firm's controversial decision to...

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Under new rules expected to be announced soon, companies would no longer be allowed to keep certain items out of their financial reports...

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Perhaps borrowing a page from similar rankings published in the US, a large UK money manager announced its list of socially responsible companies...

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Boston money manager has acquired ValueQuest, a $500 million active equity value manager.

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As investors, women have become smarter and more confident, but they are still some way away from achieving financial security.

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last year, UK pension funds poured almost twice as much money into private equity investments as the year before, according to a survey.

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly a quarter of private sector employers in the UK plan to close their defined benefit plans to new workers, and another 11%...

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As opposition continues to an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plan to impose payroll taxes on incentive stock options and employee stock purchase plans,...

May 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As expected, Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords Thursday changed his party affiliation from Republican to Independent, with the potential to send shockwaves through key...

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Claims that Rite Aid Corp. mismanaged its pension plans, including a 401(k) plan with company stock as an investment option, appear closer to...

May 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Shareholders at IBM Corp. have rejected five proposals that included pension plan options for workers and mandatory stock option expensing.

May 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal court lawsuit over retirement-plan losses charges that Sprint Corp. did not adequately protect participants from risky investments in its own company...

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) will reallocate funds to investments in the Philippines, reversing a February decision to exit the market.

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New British Airways employees will be offered a defined contribution plan instead of the air carrier's traditional defined benefit final salary program, starting...

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - KeyCorp. said it has agreed to acquire nearly all of the mortgage loan and real estate business of Conning Asset Management including its...

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new bill has been introduced in the Senate that would provide tax credits to employers and individuals for IT training expenses.

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer can require an independent medical exam (IME) for job-related purposes without establishing that the company "regards" the worker as disabled, according...

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Ways and Means Committee has approved the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (H.R. 10) by a vote of 35...

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension plan sponsors are looking for performance measurement and risk management information on the Web -but they appear to be looking in vain,...