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August 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HR professionals at multinational companies now have a new online option for administering pensions and other benefits for employees in different countries.

February 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Virginia Retirement System's (VRS) board of trustees has appointed W. Forrest Matthews Jr as agency director.

February 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lines of US workers lining up for first time unemployment insurance benefits are getting shorter, according to data just released by the...

July 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two large pension funds have put their investment management firms on notice that they are expecting greater scrutiny of the auditing and corporate...

July 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a reprieve from what many pension officials felt was a draconian accounting rule, the UK Accounting Standards Board (ASB) is expected to...

July 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Another troubled employer is drawing fire from its 401(k) participants for its actions regarding company stock.

July 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the latest example of an emerging trend, IBM has decided to outsource the administration of its pension and health and welfare plans,...

July 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - NYLIM Retirement Plan Services has spiffed up its online Resource Center with new content and new site navigation, the company announced.

July 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court ruling proved to be a mixed bag for a Pennsylvania snack distribution company, with judges tossing two findings of...

February 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Five Milwaukee County officials have resigned amid accusations that they pumped up the county's pension plan to provide politicians million dollar retirement payouts...

June 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Goldman Sachs may change the structure of the fees it charges institutional clients, such as pension fund managers, who trade in Nasdaq stocks.

June 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House of Representatives voted 404-22, to reduce fees charged for stock transactions, a measure that would save investors about $14 billion over...

June 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 1% of retirement savers got full marks in an annual quiz on 401(k) plans, which comprised questions ranging from benefits of 401(k)...

February 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US worker productivity advanced at a rate of 3.5% over the fourth quarter of last year, according to the Department of Labor (DoL)'s...

June 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court of Massachusetts granted a motion for summary judgment to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Bull HN...

February 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even small business owners rely heavily on their human resources departments to make decisions regarding benefits programs, a new survey finds.

June 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Application service provider eHMO, has established alliances that could lead to the completion of the first fully end-to-end, Web-based Healthcare Insurance Platform (WHIP).

June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates and Bacon & Woodrow have announced a new partnership.

June 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Corporation has been appointed by ABP, one of the three largest pension funds in the world, to provide custodial and global...

May 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) has called on Congress to extend the moratorium on new Internet sales taxes until 2005, arguing that...