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December 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tax preparer H&R Block has acquired approximately 44% of the outstanding common shares of MyBenefitSource Inc., a firm that delivers payroll, benefit, enrollment...

December 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush's social security commission on Tuesday submitted three proposals to allow younger workers to invest part of their Social Security assets in...

November 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pay raises are likely to take a hit in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, according to the Conference Board's annual...

November 12, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) As further evidence of a dismal employment front, job seekers are now negotiating severance packages upfront, a new survey by TrueCareers, an e-recruiting business launched...

October 11, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mellon Investor Services has partnered up with Societe Generale (SG) to manage employee stock option and shareholder plans for multinational issuers in the US...

October 23, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small employers who choose Legg Mason Retirement Plans Online will tap into ExpertPlan's resources, just chosen by broker Legg Mason to support its...

October 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) order temporarily easing restrictions on share buy back programs will expire tomorrow and will not be renewed,...

October 11, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Financial Services Committee approved, on a voice vote, legislation extending the power of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the face...

October 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bond Market Association (BMA), which represents firms and banks that underwrite, trade, and sell bonds, and FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL), an organization...

October 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For every news story about yet another provider exiting the recordkeeping business, there are dozens of plan sponsor clients nervously guessing the future...

October 11, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar has constructed two tax-sheltered paper portfolios to educate investors on the benefits of a diversified asset allocation.

October 23, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The wave of fund acquisitions continues again this week, with New York Life Investment Management acquiring the assets of Towneley Capital Management.

October 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Affluent women are more risk averse than their male counterparts, but both sexes lack knowledge on retirement investment alternatives for conservative investors, a...

September 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trading at the New York Stock Exchange was cancelled and the building evacuated following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in...

November 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United Auto Workers' (UAW) 19-member executive board unanimously nominated Ron Gettelfinger for the presidency of the powerful US trade union in a...

September 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HR professionals who are frustrated with searching through tedious catalogs and brochures for skills training courses for their staff can now get help...

September 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning has developed a course to educate employees on how to best avoid lawsuits.

September 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Due to the national emergency prompted by the attacks on the World Trade Center and other locations, LIMRA International has canceled its conferences...

November 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A disproportionate number of Ford Motor Company's fifty-something midlevel managers were given the lowest grade in the company's performance evaluation system in 2000,...

November 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors employees can now log in from home to access their 401(k) accounts, electronic pay stubs, e-learning enrollment, and other company services,...