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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 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Average US Hedge Fund eked out an estimated 0.4% net return in May, according to preliminary estimates from Van Hedge Fund Advisors...

June 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group and Frank Russell Company have formed a strategic business alliance that complements Principal's existing fund lineup, while offering Russell...

June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a positive sign for the US labor market, the number of jobless claims fell to their lowest level in more than a...

June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- Delaware Investments has launched a retirement education program called Chapters of Knowledge.

June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust launched Global Investor Passport, a Web site that aims to aid plan sponsors and investors in obtaining and filtering information.

June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Promerio, Inc., an employer administration services company, announced a partnership with YourHRdepartment, Inc., a human resource consulting and outsourcing firm.

June 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A growing number of employers are offering a self-directed brokerage option, despite the fact that only a small minority of participants actually take...

June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barra Inc. has launched a new version of its TotalRisk system, a risk management product for the buy side.

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.