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December 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forget the bells and whistles - participants in a nationwide survey said they want their 401(k) statements to be short, colorless and to...

December 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American International Group (AIG) has chosen Financial Engines as the online investment advice provider for its employees.

December 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has tentatively decided that acquisition-related goodwill recorded on corporate balance sheets should no longer be amortized, opting...

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Automobile Dealers and Associates Retirement Trust's (NADART) newly designed Web site is up and running.

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following the integration of the Warburg Pincus Asset Management and DLJ Asset Management units, Credit Suisse Asset Management's mutual funds will be changed...

November 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Emplanet said it now offers "instantaneous" plan pricing and automated set up features on its customized small plan 401k product.

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dow Jones Indexes has launched the Dow Jones Canada Growth and Value Indexes.

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FactSet Research Systems Inc., a supplier of online research, has enhanced its portfolio analytics suite of applications.

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ChangeWave Investment Research introduced the ChangeWave Hedge Fund Briefing, an investment-information service for hedge fund managers, pension fund managers, and other institutional investors.

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FactSet Research Systems Inc., a supplier of online research, has enhanced its portfolio analytics suite of applications.

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the UK negligence suit brought against Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) by Unilever Superannuation Fund (USF), Carol Galley, COO of MLIM, conceded...

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) cannot demand information related to sex discrimination in a race discrimination lawsuit, a federal appeals court has...

November 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has announced new pension plan limits for 2001, including changes to section 415 limits for both defined contribution and...

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employee suit brought against New York Life Insurance Co. has been granted class-action status by a district court judge.

August 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While 72% of respondents in a recent poll admit to flirting with co-workers, and 53% know someone who has been sexually harassed, not...

August 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors with questions concerning changes in the healthcare system can direct them to the HIPAA Hippo who has taken up residence on...

October 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) is trying to do its part to help out plan sponsors impacted by the September 11 terrorist attacks.

October 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When it rains, it pours. Another fund may find itself under new management, as Federated Investors is in "advanced talks" to acquire Kaufmann...

October 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of third quarter junk bond defaults fell from a record second quarter, but there are still plenty of reasons to be...

August 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor is accepting nominations to fill five three-year vacancies on the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans.