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October 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A UK pension group has proposed a new "citizens pension" to replace the current state-funded pensions.

October 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Older Americans will only get a 2.6% cost-of-living increase in their monthly Social Security checks next year ? a smaller amount than January?s...

October 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment consultants are being used by more institutional investors than ever before, according to a new report by Berkeley-based Cooper Consultants.

October 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed that requirements for explanations given to participants about two types of annuities be consolidated and has...

August 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Administrative rules governing reporting of insider trading within employer retirement plans that arose from a recent landmark corporate reform bill should be ready...

August 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors in retirement programs at American Express Retirement Services now have another investment option to consider in the popular growth space.

August 31, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boise Cascade's 24,000 401(k) participants will have access to both live and "virtual" advice for their retirement planning.

August 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors in retirement programs at American Express Retirement Services now have another investment option to consider in the popular growth space.

August 31, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compensation for Chief Executive Officers soared 535% during the 1990s, without adjusting for inflation, according to a new study. During the same period...

August 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of clients canceling contracts with beleaguered Advanced Investment Management amid allegations of improper trading has now grown to five, according to...

August 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Florida appeals court reinstated a lawsuit by a Gainesville, Florida public employee pension plan against a former investment advisor for not getting...

July 31, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Warburg Pincus is building a new private equity international fund that could be the largest fund of that type ever. The Warburg Pincus...

July 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors invested in venture capital are faced for the first time since 1974 with losses posted by venture capital firms for two...

July 31, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new bill introduced in the House of Representatives would allow the use of pre-tax employee contributions to buy company stock options, while...

June 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors at mid-size companies can now pass on some of their administrative work to benefit plan participants thanks to Benefits expert, a...

June 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though gains were muted, US bond mutual funds, benefiting from a positive interest rate outlook, outperformed stock funds, which fell amid investor pessimism...

June 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median annual return of private equity investments between 1995 and 2000 averaged just 3.9%, barely matching treasury rates, according to a new...

June 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate is expected to take up the patients' bill of rights today, but Senate Republicans yesterday were threatening to hold up debate,...

June 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's largest employer of women has been charged with discriminating against its female employees in what is potentially the largest class action...

June 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ETF Advisers is offering an alternative for bond investors, registering four ETF bond funds based on US Treasury securities.