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December 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) said it is considering a meeting later this month in response to complaints about current pension fund...

December 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Few companies have volunteered to expense their stock options, with the majority taking a "wait-and-see" approach to determine how future regulations will affect...

June 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The European-Union Commission has kicked off talks with both unions and corporate leaders in an effort to help workers more easily switch jobs...

June 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers shell out as much as $2,000 per covered worker per year for direct and indirect costs of poor quality health care -...

December 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor has issued detailed new procedures for handling health-insurance claims in government regulated employer health plans.

December 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Spectrum Investments has enhanced its Web site for investors and financial advisors.

November 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The union representing United Airlines pilots said it has asked the adviser to the employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) to stop selling shares...

November 30, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The more stock-based compensation, the higher the total shareholder return, according to a new study by Hewitt Associates.

June 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The bulls have been running in small and mid-cap value funds so far this year, but the bears were frolicking in the rest...

November 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Weiss, Peck & Greer, LLC will acquire arbitrage firm Ericott Group, LLC.

November 30, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual Retirement Services has introduced a new retirement statement that integrates 401(k) balances and pension projections alongside Social Security estimates.

November 30, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Schwab is adding a 403(b) account option for individuals who are employed by tax-exempt charitable, educational and religious institutions.

November 30, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The vast majority of plan sponsors now offer participants Internet access to their defined contribution accounts, but PLAN SPONSOR's 2000 Defined Contribution Services...

November 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Court of Appeals judge has ruled that a jury should decide in an IBM non-compete case, according to the New York Law...

November 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawyers are blaming a 1999 Ohio Supreme Court decision opening the possibility of employees collecting liability claims from their employer's insurance carrier for...

November 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Early elections results show that Oregon's Measure 23 has been defeated with 79% of the state's voters opposing the proposal.

June 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dealing with workplace sexual harassment allegations may be more complex than it seems, since women and men evaluate such situations differently, a new...

November 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If your pension fund performance is looking a bit bleak, you have lots of company, according to a new survey by Mercer Investment...

November 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global index company FTSE Group is partnering with the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) to promote the creation of US exchange-traded funds (ETF).

November 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors who put money into hedge funds through life insurance policies could get hit with a hefty tax bill after the government ruled...