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October 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kayla Gillan, former general counsel of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), is reportedly on a list of potential appointments to the...

October 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution retirement plans pumped an estimated $47 billion in net flows into mutual funds during 2001, a recent study found.

October 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While unscheduled absences are running at the same pace as recent years, only a third of unscheduled days off are because of illness,...

October 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly seven of 10 workers in a new poll said they were satisfied with their employer's savings plans while six in 10 felt...

October 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three-quarters of all civilian workers have some form of federal, state or local collective bargaining rights, according to a General Accounting Office report.

October 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Department of Labor data show the number of people filing for first-time jobless claims has risen back above the 400,000 mark.

October 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Department of Labor data show the number of people filing for first-time jobless claims has risen back above the 400,000 mark.

October 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution retirement plans pumped an estimated $47 billion in net flows into mutual funds during 2001, a recent study found.

October 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The glass ceiling that had blocked many women from top positions at Canadian associations has apparently parted, but Canadian female chief executive officers...

October 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Afraid of retribution, employees are reluctant to ask if their company's insurance plan covers treatment of problems with alcohol or drugs, a new...

October 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DuPont & Co. employees will have a new health-care coverage option under a revised benefit plan, the company announced

October 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fewer US households own mutual funds these days, including only about a third in retirement plans, according to a trade industry report.

October 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fewer US households own mutual funds these days, including only about a third in retirement plans, according to a trade industry report.

October 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite steep US equity losses in the third quarter, the Average US Hedge Fund ended the period down only 3.6% net of fees,...

October 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite steep US equity losses in the third quarter, the Average US Hedge Fund ended the period down only 3.6% net of fees,...

October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kathryn Yates has been appointed Global Practice director of communication consulting services at Watson Wyatt Worldwide, effective immediately.

October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are looking at another double-digit increase in health-care costs next year, and barring a significant shift, could see those costs double in...

October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The march of major corporations turning to outside vendors for at least part of their HR/benefits function continued unabated.

October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of account transactions by participants in plans serviced by American Express Retirement Services take place on the Internet, the service...

October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economy and much more thorough background investigations are leading to longer job search periods for executives, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.