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December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The chairman and chief executive officer of Ferrari SpA is racing into the private equity markets with an eye toward taking a position...

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average 401(k) balance has lost 17% since 2000, leaving many participants asking for more education on allocation and diversification, according to the...

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alternative Capital Enhancement (ACE) has launched three new single-strategy sub-funds of hedge funds.

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite - or perhaps due to - one of the most challenging years in recent business memory, plan sponsors finally seem to be...

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees of companies hit with asbestos lawsuits get unfairly penalized by losing up to $50,000 in wages and about $8,300 in their 401(k)...

November 27, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CIGNA and Workscape are teaming up to enhance Web-based eligibility and enrollment capabilities for plan sponsors - allowing employees to pick and choose...

November 27, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It might come as no surprise to discover that small plan sponsors are less likely to offer daily valuation or company stock than...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nine former and current Coca-Cola employees have sued their employer, alleging the soft-drink firm bilked workers out of at least $200 million in...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nineties tech-boom trend that saw more and more businesses adopting casual dress policies in may be reversing as the economy wanes, according...

November 27, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Verizon has picked Mellon as Master Trustee for the $17 billion former GTE defined benefit plan, expanding the current $60 billion Mellon currently...

November 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System's (CalPERS) Board of Administration has approved a plan that adds $1.7 billion to the pension fund's active...

November 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Phoenix Investment Partners, the asset management subsidiary of The Phoenix Companies, completed its acquisition of a majority interest in institutional money manager Capital...

November 27, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly a third of the households in Silicon Valley have stock options, compared with just 3%-5% in the rest of the country, according...

November 27, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an issue of critical interest to plan sponsors, the US Supreme Court has decided to weigh in on whether an employee benefit...

November 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salomon Smith Barney (SSB) enhanced its Benefit Access Web site for participants and administrators of employee benefit and compensation plans.

October 15, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates and Frank Russell Company have jointly developed SmartDC, a bundled defined contribution program for large and mid-size companies.

October 26, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors can now tap into the joint resources of the Technical Answer Group (TAG) and PensionOnline to compare several different plan design...

October 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the launch of a new retirement-planning network, MLConnect, Merrill Lynch Retirement Plan Services hopes to expand its reach into the small and...

October 27, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate vote on HR 2614 has been pushed back to Tuesday, October 31. HR 2614 is the tax bill containing the bipartisan...

October 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard Insurance Company has developed a new Web-based tool to help plan sponsors manage participant contribution data.