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March 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee left short-term interest rates unchanged amid signs that the US economy is slowly struggling out of...

March 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfer activity picked up a bit in February - but only slightly, and with a conservative bent - according to the Hewitt...

March 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has won a court injunction banning union organizers from its 3,200 US stores according to an Associated Press report.

March 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though they know that early withdrawal of their retirement savings triggers both taxes and possible penalties, a third of workers would still...

March 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A corporate incentive program can be just what the doctor ordered to boost employee performance and attitude, and make it easier to hire...

March 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-The Enron fiasco has caused more employees to consider the security of their 401(k) and retirement plans, a new survey finds.

March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 2,000 retired football players are in line for a hefty pension increase of as much as 100% in April in what...

March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The long-running legal battle over a controversial management review system at Ford Motor Co. ended as a Michigan judge approved a $10.5-million settlement...

March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index dropped a notch in February, falling by 0.6%. That follows a 0.5% uptick in January.

March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Labor Secretary Elaine Chao named five new members to the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Plans (ERISA Advisory Council).

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest data release from the Department of Labor (DoL) shows a slow but steady recovery in the US labor market.

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although the performance of hedge funds was generally lackluster over the month, the Average US Hedge Fund generally outpaced the market in February,...

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six former executives of Sallie Mae, the education-finance agency, are locked in a pension battle with their former employer in a complex dispute...

March 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The FTSE Group, a creator of equity indices, has added 11 US companies to its FTSE4Good Social Responsible (SRI) index.

March 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans are paying more attention to their investments in the wake of the collapse of Enron by staying away from companies they don't...

March 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With an estimated annual growth rate of 7.3% between now and 2011, Americans' health-care spending could double over that period compared with what...

March 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees at Qwest Communications International were prevented from selling company stock shares or other 401(k) assets for four weeks in December and January...

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Alliance has acquired a minority stake in BDC Asset Management, LLC, an alternative investment manager, according to a press announcement.

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush's recent proposal for a 2003 civilian federal employee pay raise of 3.1% is being challenged by a Congressional leader fighting for...

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The chairman and chief executive officer of Ferrari SpA is racing into the private equity markets with an eye toward taking a position...