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Fed Moves Move Nasdaq More

January 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stocks on the Nasdaq market react most emphatically to surprise Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes or when the central bankers make less of a...
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Jobless Claims Dip Again

January 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of first-time applications for unemployment insurance continued its downward trend in the week ending January 19, according to data from the...
Deals and People |

GoldK COO Departs

January 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - GoldK Chief Operating Officer Radu Pasovschi has stepped down, the online retirement services firm announced Thursday.
Benefits |

Demand for Foreign Workers Strong

January 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US economy may have been beset with massive layoffs in recent months, but the demand for skilled foreign workers remains strong, according...
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9/11 Pushes up Workers Comp Premiums

January 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The terrorists who attacked the US on September 11 have left yet another reminder of that day's events - this time in the...
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Bush Shores up SEC

January 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the tendrils of the Enron debacle continue to expand, President Bush took steps to fill two vacancies on the Securities and Exchange...
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Mutual Fund Flows Strong in 2001

January 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a slow December, a weak equity market and the events of September 11, a record amount of new money flowed into mutual...
Benefits |

Managers Sweet on Big Apple Job Market

January 22, 2002 - New York City-area hiring managers - particularly those at mid-to-large sized companies - are optimistic about the prospects of the region's job market, a...
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Sign-on Bonuses not on Endangered List

January 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the economic slump, the majority of companies have made no changes to their sign-on bonus program, a survey finds.
Benefits |

Health Plans (Still) Get Good Grades

January 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the fourth year in a row, most workers covered by a health plan seem very satisfied with their program, according to a...
Benefits |

Survey: Half of Workers Say They're Victims

January 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Minority and white employees continue to have different work experiences despite widespread efforts to tackle office diversity issues, according to a new survey.
Benefits |

US Union Growth Stalls

January 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American unions may still be able to count 13.5% of the work force as their own, but overall union membership growth has all...
Benefits |

Pru Outsources HR Functions

January 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As an example in the latest in the trend towards business process outsourcing (BPO), Prudential is handing its human resource (HR) functions over...
Investing |

Jobless Claims at 6-Month Low

January 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An early sign that the economy may be struggling its way out of its recession, the number of initial unemployment claims fell to...
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AIM Funds Turn Sour

January 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The AIM fund family bears the dubious distinction of being named the worst offender in the Maverick Adviser's Fourth Quarter 2001 Lemon List.
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UIT Deposit Increases Slowed in October

January 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Deposits to Unit Investment Trusts increased by $1 billion in October 2001, significantly below a year before when deposits were up $2.8 billion,...