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April 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former manager of Putnam Investments' defined contribution business, has been named vice president and chief operating officer of the US asset management...

April 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The unemployment rate inched up by 0.2% in March, a further sign that the economic recovery is struggling to take hold.

April 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The month of March is said to come in like a lion - and participant transfer activity certainly perked up during the month,...

May 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Glen Rauch Securities, Inc has introduced a new mutual fund that uses covered call options, to hedge against price volatility.

April 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Among Frank Russell Company's family of 21 US equity indexes, the small cap Russell 2000 Value Index performed best during the first three...

April 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The number of unemployed American workers filing for benefits for the first time shot up by 64,000, according to data released by the Department...

April 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today's executive puts in at least 11 hours of work each day, which, for 36% of the managers, is more time than they...

April 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UBS PaineWebber will pay $10.3 million to the City of Nashville to settle a dispute over the amount of the firm's fees as...

April 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Desperate times call for desperate measures, and LTV Corp. has proposed cutting pensions and eliminating medical benefits for retirees as part of its...

April 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong Financial Corporation has redesigned its corporate home page.

April 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants rolling their 401(k) distributions to AIM can now track the status of that transfer online.

April 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If the economy rebounds with even half the vigor of past recoveries, the US could return to full employment within 12 months, research...

April 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ADP Brokerage Services Group has expanded its ADP Treasury Service Bureau, offering hedge funds, fund of funds and other alternative fund managers the...

April 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Department of Labor (DoL) officials have made it clear that they're "exceptionally unhappy" with Enron's move to back out of an agreement...

April 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - McDonald's Corporation's recent decision to discontinue its automatic enrollment program raised a few eyebrows. After all, the famed franchise was the first to...

April 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SunTrust Banks, Inc has acquired Asset Management Advisors (AMA), a specialized wealth management firm for an undisclosed amount.

April 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) says it will discontinue the creation of Defined Asset Funds, also known as unit investment trusts (UITs), in...

April 28, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund management fees soared in the first quarter, pumped by a booming stock market and strong asset growth, according to Dow Jones.

April 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fifth Third Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio has chosen First Mercantile as its partner in providing Retirement Direct, the bank's 401(k) targeted at small...

April 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The boundaries of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which forbids discrimination against disabled workers, are set to be tested as the...