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September 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The controversial sale of Hershey Foods is temporarily on hold while a Pennsylvania appeals court mulls over legal issues raised by both sides.

December 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds generated a 2.55% return in November, but lagged the broader market indices.

September 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Oregon state senate has approved a proposal to stop offering benefits under the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) to new workers.

December 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush has named John Snow his new Secretary of the Treasury and is expected to name Stephen Friedman to the White House...

September 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As expected, with its bankruptcy buyer unwilling to shoulder the obligations of its pension fund, Polaroid retirees now find themselves under the protection...

August 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors and providers may have a new option for getting aggregated industry data as a result of a newly announced technology partnership.

August 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court ruled that pension trustees were not out of bounds when they cut out cost of living adjustments for certain...

August 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Deaconess Waltham Hospital may not have given Larkin Watson IV information about its long-term disability plan when he became eligible, but that doesn't...

August 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first-ever federal protections for patient privacy will give patients some additional protections, but critics say they don't go far enough.

August 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank One, which was one of the first to rethink options expensing has once again taken the high ground.

August 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wealthier Americans can bridge the "advice gap" by hiring an investment advisor. But few working families can afford such a luxury on their...

August 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- While many US chief financial officers (CFOs) are all too familiar with the corporate scandals transforming corporate America, the CFOs contend they don't now...

August 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wealthier Americans can bridge the "advice gap" by hiring an investment advisor. But few working families can afford such a luxury on their...

August 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Growing numbers of large multinational companies are using a treasury management system (TMS) to help negotiate complex transactions that are increasingly complex and...

August 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Massachusetts state pension fund has joined a growing list of state funds to take aggressive action to stem and/or recover fund losses.

August 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Online bond trading by institutional investors in the US increased this year, although at a slower rate than last year, according to a...

August 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York State Common Retirement Fund has thrown its support with the management of Computer Associates, bucking the recommendations of two proxy...

August 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? A wife attacked at work by her spouse has sued her employer for failing to take steps to protect workers from spousal abuse.

August 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 1.4 million employees who have Xylo's work/life solutions as part of their benefits package now have direct access to the WebRx Health...

August 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors can get a head start on crafting a written investment policy statement for their plans, courtesy of the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council...