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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...

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores has agreed to settle an employee lawsuit with, among other things, a payment of $140,000 to the plaintiff and community groups,...

February 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission may delay a new rule that would require markets and brokers to report on the quality of their...

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Research & Management Company has unveiled an enhanced Web site gives clients increased access to online account information.

February 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Union Bank of California has tapped Standard & Poor's Retirement Services to provide online education and advice for UBOC's SelectBENEFIT bundled 401(k) product.

February 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual Retirement Services' (MMRS) has integrated the Morningstar ClearFuture online education and advice product with its participant Web site, voice response system, and...

November 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - What used to pass for "ho, ho, ho" may turn into "bah humbug" with company-sponsored holiday events promising to come under budget pressures.

November 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Springfield, Massachusetts firefighter has lost his job for smoking on the job.

January 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hartford Life Insurance Company has expanded its retirement plan services with HartfordOnline Enroll, new online enrollment capabilities for its 401 and 457 group...

Jan. 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bond Connect said it now has an "indication of interest" (IOI) feature to focus market attention on particular securities, which acts to release...

January 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - North Carolina's National College Savings Program, a 529 plan, now offers investors a new range of investment options.

Jan 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following what it said is a "natural evolution," Northern Trust is launching three "fund of fund" hedge funds targeting pension funds, endowments and...

January 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a decision split along ideological lines, the US Supreme Court has barred the reimbursement of health benefit costs from a subsequent tort...

January 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider if a health insurance plan can sue under ERISA for a recovery of benefits paid...

January 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Growing organically, as opposed to purchasing other firms, is the only proven way for money management companies to increase their assets under management...

November 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's unemployment rate ticked up slightly in October as the economy continued to shed jobs.

November 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Things were looking up for the FTSE4Good equity benchmark indices in October, FTSE announced.