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November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock funds, like major US stock indices overall, staged a comeback in October - but still have a way to go to erase...

November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a stark turnaround from September, planned job cuts jumped to 176,010 in October - at a rate of 7,600 per day, according...

November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a stark turnaround from September, planned job cuts jumped to 176,010 in October - at a rate of 7,600 per day, according...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On Saturday, President Bush signed legislation that will extend jobless benefits and provide billions of dollars in business tax cuts - as well...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A House subcommittee has scheduled hearings this week on federal and state laws governing the provision of mental health coverage in employee health-care...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS has not yet issued February's 30-year Treasury bond rate, which sponsors of defined benefit plans, and their actuaries use to calculate...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Virginia Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit by a woman against her employer after a manager there allegedly assaulted her for...

March 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo has signed a definitive agreement to acquire H.D. Vest, the nation's largest provider of financial services delivered through tax professionals.

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) announced late Friday that it would vote its 7.6 million shares AGAINST Hewlett-Packard's proposed $22 billion...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UK pension plan trustees will soon find out exactly how their collective £12 in trading costs breaks down - including the portion spent...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last year, SBC boosted its pension assumptions, increasing the expected return on assets to 9.5% from 8.5%, while also making a slight adjustment...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bank of New York (BoNY) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Gannett Welsh & Kotler, Inc (GW&K), a privately held asset...

March 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Walker MacRae TranSend and Unified Trust Company have formalized a new strategic alliance to offer qualified plan services to plan sponsors and third...

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consultant Watson Wyatt and human resources technology firm Synhrgy HR Technologies Inc., have formed an alliance.

February 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- Spurred on by opportunistic buying, bottom fishing and more expensive alternatives, Asian hedge funds and private equity funds grew to about $82 billion in...

February 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you own a certain type of hedge fund, look closely at the performance numbers. You may be better off owning an index...

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As expected, Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan has launched a formal probe of Arthur Andersen's involvement in the downfall of Enron, according to...

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment firms now have a green light to cross trade securities of an employee defined benefit plan with the firm's other trading accounts.

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ask three online advice providers how they approach company stock in their models and you get three different answers, even in the wake...

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ask three online advice providers how they approach company stock in their models and you get three different answers, even in the wake...