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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.

March 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Supporters of the proposed merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer got a much-needed boost from a major proxy advisory firm.

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not only is American Express' hiring money managers from Fidelity Investments, it's also setting up shop in the mutual fund giant's Boston backyard.

May 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The bloodletting on the job front, particularly in the troubled telecommunications industry, continued in April, as US companies announced plans to axe 112,649...

May 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Conflicting US economic data, showing encouraging GDP growth but disappointing consumer confidence and durable goods orders, confounded investors in April and sent the...

May 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - April disappointed investors, despite promises of a rebound made by a slew of positive economic data, as the average diversified US stock mutual...

May 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL)'s latest unemployment insurance weekly claims report showed initial claims dipping slightly, though still remaining above the key 400,000...

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A North Carolina state workers' group is continuing its battle against state officials cutting money from current and former employees to make up...

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Life Benefit Services (NYLB) will offer its client plan sponsors and their participants online education and advice via Morningstar ClearFuture.

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost three-quarters of investors, who have worked for a public company, say they've been given stock options or other stock compensation.

January 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Continental Airlines has picked mPower's online advice product for its 54,300 employees.

January 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group has launched its Principal Advantage program, including Principal Investors Fund, a series mutual fund comprised of 35 investment portfolios...

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A growing number of large US employers are rethinking their use of stock in compensation programs, according to a new survey.

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 83% of the multi-employer defined benefit plans polled in a recent study were fully funded in 2001 - up from 79% the...

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is demanding proof from its health insurers that they're doing everything they can to keep people...

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A typical hiring manager's nightmare job candidate would be dressed in "non-traditional attire", sport pointed purple hair, and have nose rings and lip...