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May 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a move that could enhance the competitiveness of its fund offerings, CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services has expanded its securities lending program...

May 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Union Labor Life Insurance Company has launched its Real Estate Equity Fund, a portfolio that enables pension funds and jointly managed trust...

May 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Milliman & Robertson (M&R), a group of actuarial and consulting firms announced the formation of Milliman Global, a combination of companies targeting the...

May 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate Finance Committee late Wednesday approved the Restoring Earnings to Lift Individuals and Empower Families (RELIEF) tax act by a 14-6 vote....

May 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities Industry Association (SIA) sees costs of compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) fair disclosure rule far outweighing the benefits,...

April 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eleven African American workers, who claim they were victims of racial discrimination, lost their bid to turn their lawsuit against Merck & Co....

April 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nationwide Financial has added the option of an employer stock fund to its BEST of AMERICA Retirement program, using a cash reserve to...

April 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bond investing continues to extend its availability, as the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) becomes the latest institution to sell bonds directly to the...

April 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court decision that a grocery store chain must make pension contributions on behalf of those employees that they classified as...

April 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Training staff are being replaced by technology at mutual fund giant Janus Capital, which eliminated 45 training positions and moved its training operations...

April 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that tax reform measures would have a significant impact on employer-provided insurance...

April 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund companies can now provide plan sponsors with AIMR-compliant reports, and the ability to offer customized performance indices via new software from...

April 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Slumping markets and looming liabilities combined to put the squeeze on pension plan funding levels last year, according to PLAN SPONSOR's 2002 Defined...

May 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Work is hazardous to your health - more so than war, drugs and alcohol, a United Nations report finds.

May 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The shift to so-called hybrid pension plans by larger employers appears to be slowing - and perhaps responding to different motivations, according to...

March 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A man who fought his April 1999 dismissal with allegations that his employer violated a basketful of federal discrimination laws, lost a major...

March 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employee of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) is entitled to get disability payments for more than two years because her...

May 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A modest uptick in payrolls was not enough to accommodate the hoards of workers entering the labor force in April, sending the unemployment...

May 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study of UK mutual fund performance shows how badly they were hammered during 2001, with only one out of 1,000 funds...

March 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Express Financial Advisors Inc. launched two toll-free telephone service phone lines, to streamline the rollover process for job changers and retirees.