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May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former chairman of the board of the Baptist Foundation of Arizona (BFA) denied Friday that he had been tipped off early to...

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John Hancock Funds has joined the owner-only section of the retirement plan market with the launch of an individual 401(k) plan.

May 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of private pension plans increased 3% in 1997 to 720,000, the largest percentage increase since 1986. A 15% increase in 401(k)...

May 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Online RFP provider 401kExchange has teamed up with service provider Emplanet in a deal designed to offer financial advisors broader access to sales...

May 30, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most 401(k) plan participants, regardless of age, are taking lump-sum cash payments when changing jobs rather than rolling over the money into their...

May 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employee benefit that provides legal, financial planning and independent living services for workers who take care of their elders has been introduced...

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AMVESCAP is merging its INVESCO Private Capital and Sovereign Financial Services units to better focus their resources on private equity partnership investing, AMVESCAP...

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ProFund Advisors has launched four new funds - two benchmarked to the US long bond and two equity, short funds.

May 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US convertible bond market is sizzling. Overall issuance in this market reached $14.5 billion, a new monthly record, after Merrill Lynch &...

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group is offering a new employee health care program.

June 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The top five investment managers of the UK's segregated pension funds saw the value of their businesses plummet in 2001, a survey by...

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial representatives and retirement plan consultants may find it easier to get plan information from a redesigned Web site unveiled by NYLIM Retirement...

June 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Andrew Blumberg, president of Nelson Information, a Thomson Financial unit, is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities, according to a press release.

June 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most executives are skeptical that formal company leadership programs to attract, develop and retain leaders are fruitful, a survey finds.

June 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The top five common health conditions cost employers more than $180 billion annually in lost productivity, according to a study by AdvancePCS, a...

June 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though employers have added more defined contribution retirement plans, healthcare plans and disability insurance coverage to their benefits packages, unsatisfied employees are demanding...

June 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - College-educated women are more likely to work past retirement age than those with only a high school education are, new research shows.

April 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Treasurers and institutional investors can now tap into a new Web site from Citibank offering bond and collateral performance data on structured finance...

April 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California courts' practice of holding employers strictly liable for supervisor sexual harassment has been called into question by a recent 9th U.S. Circuit...

June 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Planned job cuts announced by American companies fell by 25% over the month of May and 6% over the year, according to data...