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Benefits |

Expats Unprepared for Assignments

May 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 40% of expatriates in a recent survey felt their workplace did not do a good job preparing them for their international assignment...
Investing |

Hedge Funds Plod Along in April

May 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although hedge funds managed to outperform the major US indices in April, the double-digit returns of the past continued to elude investors.
Deals and People |

CalPERS CEO to Resign

May 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CalPERS' chief executive officer James Burton will step down this fall to pursue a career in the private sector.
Investing |

Emerging Markets Back in Favor

May 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Emerging market mutual funds have outperformed the broader markets over the last year, yet valuations still remain compelling, according to Standard & Poor's....
Benefits |

Mixed Feelings about Company Loyalty

May 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York-area job seekers are evenly divided on whether a worker's loyalty to an employer can further that person's career, a new survey...
Benefits |

Actuaries 2nd in Job Ranking

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those who need all ten fingers and ten toes to calculate anything other than the most elementary math, may find it hard to...
Benefits |

Work/Life Programs Still Growing

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not only has the recession not prompted companies to slash or even kill their work/life benefit programs, those initiatives have actually increased in...
Benefits |

Q3 Hiring On The Mend

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The third quarter hiring picture is showing signs of life, according to a new survey.
Investing |

April Tough for Canada's Mutual Funds

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Things got ugly for Canadian mutual funds in April with 73% losing value and the median fund showing a -1.7% return, according to...
Compliance |

Workers File Suit over Overtime Pay

December 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of Southern California Gas Company employees filed a proposed class action lawsuit against their employer, claiming that the gas distributor required...
Compliance |

DoL Allows Summarized SBDA Accounting

December 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors with self-directed brokerage accounts got a break when Department of Labor (DoL) officials said they could lump together assets held through...