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February 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following is a sampling of reactions to the reform proposals President George Bush put forward Friday.

February 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Washington and industry insiders alike believe that President Bush's 401(k) plan proposals are a step in the right direction.

February 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush continued to tout his new pension proposal over the weekend, as plan sponsors tried to figure out what it meant for...

February 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension reform's champions have teamed up again - this time with a bill that purports to offer participants greater latitude in managing their...

February 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CTS Corporation, which manufactures electronic components and assemblies for communications gear, has named Northern Trust Retirement Consulting Services to provide outsourced defined benefit...

February 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees on extended overseas assignments soon will be able to take advantage of a healthcare computer system that provides access to a worldwide...

April 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global equity markets bounced back, the FTSE All-World index gaining 4.3% in March, from the lows of the early months of 2002, bolstered...

February 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FleetBoston Financial's $170 billion asset management business will be named Columbia Management Group, Inc., the group announced.

February 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BNY International Financing Corporation has acquired G-Trade Services, a provider of wholesale execution services, bank officials announced.

February 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - British workers may work three hours more per week than those elsewhere in Europe, but they're still less productive than their counterparts on...

February 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Enron fallout continues to spread - this time to a bid by mobile phone maker Motorola Inc. to block a shareholder effort...

February 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hertfordshire County Council in England has named ABN AMRO Mellon Global Securities Services its global custodian for the county council's pension funds...

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-Fatigue can be dangerous - at least that's what the findings of Circadian Technology's most recent Shiftwork Practices survey suggest.

February 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. (APAM) will offer its customized investment styles to high-net-worth and institutional clients through the Wells Fargo WellsSelect Program,...

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small businesses with at least 10 employees, that enjoy low personnel turnover, are more likely to offer health-care coverage.

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In March, layoff announcements at US firms fell to the lowest level in 10 months, according to data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray...

February 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension issues will loom large on the Hill this week as a focal point of several Enron-related Congressional hearings.

January 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MetLife Resources will offer Financial Engines online investment advice available to 403(b) and 401(k) plan participants.

January 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) can play an important diversification role in a portfolio, but sponsors of defined benefit plans have been slow to...

April 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund returns were all over the board in the first quarter, but broadly speaking, investors had little to cheer about.