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October 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard Insurance Company has developed a new Web-based tool to help plan sponsors manage participant contribution data.

October 15, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has proposed a new rule that forces firms to deduct the value of employee stock options from their...

October 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors interested in expanding their investment lineup may want to consider two new equity funds from the American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC).

October 15, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following a review of its business units in the UK, Sun Life Financial Services of Canada has decided to sell its UK subsidiary, Sun...

October 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar has introduced 16 US Equity indexes and launched a Web site with more index information.

October 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants contribute 6.8% of their pre-tax dollars to their retirement plans, a new study by the Employee Benefits Research Institute and the Investment...

October 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has revamped the portion of its Web site covering retirement plans.

October 27, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vanguard is overhauling its annual fund reports, offering larger print, more graphics and benchmark comparisons that should make it easier for investors -...

October 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hartford, Connecticut-based Advest has picked BISYS to provide the recordkeeping for its private-labeled Individual(k) retirement plan product.

September 27, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified Investment Advisors has added a personalized rate of return to all quarterly participant statements for its defined contribution plan clients, including 403(b)s,...

September 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Online advice provider Financial Engines (FE) is providing financial advisors with focused advice modules allowing the advisor to more easily provide a recommended...

September 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors contemplating a college savings investment in the Tar Heel state now have a new stock fund option with a principal and earnings...

September 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The RiskMetrics Group has added data on Japanese firms to its Credit Grades product.

September 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has given employers with underfunded pension plans some clarification in the proper way to communicate with participants.

September 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In yet another sign of the softening economy, the federal government's pension insurer has picked up responsibility for the underfunded pension plan of...

September 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A long-term disability insurance administrator was out-of-bounds when it denied coverage to a Minnesota internist physician who was working part time while getting...

September 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has sanctioned a class action suit against the nation's largest employer for failure to offer health insurance coverage of birth...

September 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial advisors would rather spend their time working with plan sponsors as investment professionals - not clean-up artists - according to a new...

September 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New York investment firm has come up with a new way to help firms cash in on projected income streams from trademarks,...

September 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stillwell Financial has tapped a new chief executive officer to take charge of its operations that are newly merged with its flagship Janus...