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August 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Global Chief Investment Officer at Deutsche Asset Management has stepped down from his post, while rumors swirl around the old Banker's Trust...

August 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Announced August layoffs from Dot.com firms were above the 1,000 mark for the second consecutive month, according to a report from an outplacement...

August 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boeing has offered to boost pension contributions - and postpone a controversial healthcare proposal - but whether that will be enough to avert...

August 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees may not be hiding liquor bottles under their desks or ducking into a restroom for a furtive snort of drugs, but the...

August 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), popularity is growing for programs that identify individuals and groups who already have or who...

August 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boeing negotiators put their first offer on the table Friday, but the proposed pension increase is a fraction of what union negotiators have...

August 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Q4 employment forecast isn't a happy one.

August 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors dumped stock mutual funds at a record pace of $49 billion last month, as previous outflows turned into a raging torrent.

August 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly two-thirds (64.3%) of American workers work for an employer or union that sponsors a retirement program, and nearly three out of four...

August 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies can easily steer clear of the $400 per employee cost in lost work and medical expenses they usually have to bear from...

August 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite an economic boom, the late 1990s didn't see much expansion in the number of workers covered by employer-provided healthcare.

August 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent market rallies have pumped a little lifeblood back into the average stock fund, which still lagged the S&P 500 according to mutual...

August 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total assets of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) dipped ever so slightly in July to $88.27 billion, according to data from the Investment Company Institute...

August 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There's no relief in sight for plan sponsors when it comes to healthcare costs, according to a new report from the Segal Company.

August 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you're working more, but liking it less, you're not alone.

August 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hiring managers and job seekers responding to a recent poll aren't painting a bright picture of this year's job market.

August 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers initiated 2,041 mass layoffs in July 2002 involving 245,457 workers, according to the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),...

August 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even the jobless claims numbers appeared to wilt in last week's heat, slipping slightly to 389,000, a drop of 2,000 from the week...

August 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has taken a step toward (re)filling its executive suite.

August 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Monster announced that Chrysler Group is buying a number of different recruiting products from the online recruiting company.