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May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial representatives and retirement plan consultants may find it easier to get plan information from a redesigned Web site unveiled by NYLIM Retirement...

June 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Andrew Blumberg, president of Nelson Information, a Thomson Financial unit, is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities, according to a press release.

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.

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge rejected an attempt by retired Arthur Andersen partners to shield their pensions from the impact of the firm's divestiture of...

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When the tech bubble burst, thousands of tech industry jobs disappeared along with it - an estimated 5% or half million jobs in...

March 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) unveiled his much-anticipated Democratic compromise pension reform bill, the features of which closely resemble those contained in President Bush's...

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Already under investigation by the US Department of Labor (DoL) for its handling of union pension money, ULLICO Inc. will now also be...

May 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The RELIEF tax act got through the week untouched by the Senate, as moderate Democrats joined with Republicans to block amendments to the...

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In addition to its many other fiscal woes, UAL Corp. must also cope with $2.5 billion in unfunded pension liabilities.

May 30, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The universe of financial advice providers expanded Tuesday with the announcement that E*trade's 2.6 million customers will get access to a new service...

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former chairman of the board of the Baptist Foundation of Arizona (BFA) denied Friday that he had been tipped off early to...

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John Hancock Funds has joined the owner-only section of the retirement plan market with the launch of an individual 401(k) plan.

May 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of private pension plans increased 3% in 1997 to 720,000, the largest percentage increase since 1986. A 15% increase in 401(k)...

May 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Online RFP provider 401kExchange has teamed up with service provider Emplanet in a deal designed to offer financial advisors broader access to sales...

May 30, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most 401(k) plan participants, regardless of age, are taking lump-sum cash payments when changing jobs rather than rolling over the money into their...