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June 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Debate on the Patient's Bill of Rights begins again this week in the Senate ? and odds are that one version will emerge...

June 30, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The city of Toronto froze the transfer of pension assets to Royal Bank of Canada, following the admittance that the bank's pension arm,...

June 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study commissioned by the American Association of Retired Persons analyzes the potential costs of alternate plan designs, examining how premium subsidy levels...

June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new rule adopted by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) would challenge a common practice of securities firms in which analysts...

June 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court has sought the Justice Department's opinion on the reach of the federal law that prohibits discrimination against the disabled.

June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US workers may still be getting laid off in cost-cutting moves, but more employed Americans are getting insurance benefits and access to a...

June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Far Hills Group, a New York-based financial services firm that specializes in the distribution of hedge funds and private equity funds to institutional...

June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of union and public funds opposes the proposed reincorporation of Nabors Industries to Bermuda.

June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. announced several key corporate governance rule changes for companies listed on the exchange, which will be filed with the...

June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - TIAA-CREF expressed its support for a series of corporate governance reforms recommended by a panel of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in...

June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While Tyco's troubles may mirror Enron's, workers there are comforted by the knowledge that their situation is not as dire as that of...

June 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a move that links two key human resource support functions, Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP) will acquire online employment screening firm Avert,...

June 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human resources professionals can now take advantage of a new salary data tool from Salary.com that provides compensation information for 700 job titles...

June 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Online broker Stockwalk.com will provide trading services to individually directed accounts, utilizing Sterling Trust Company's recordkeeping services.

June 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most executives are skeptical that formal company leadership programs to attract, develop and retain leaders are fruitful, a survey finds.

June 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The top five common health conditions cost employers more than $180 billion annually in lost productivity, according to a study by AdvancePCS, a...

June 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though employers have added more defined contribution retirement plans, healthcare plans and disability insurance coverage to their benefits packages, unsatisfied employees are demanding...

June 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - College-educated women are more likely to work past retirement age than those with only a high school education are, new research shows.

May 6, 2002 - MetLife and Wilmington Trust are now offering a new stable value fund to defined contribution retirement plans.

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The self-employed have another option for their retirement savings program with a new Waddell & Reed product.