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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...

May 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In its latest efficiency move, Dutch financial services group ING is merging aspects of its US asset management business into a new unit.

May 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California Public Employees' Retirement System's (CalPERS)Board of Administration is making investments close to home, hiring 11 venture capital and private equity firms to...

May 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Brokerage firm Wall Street Access introduced a new online trading platform, called AccessPoint, for sophisticated traders.

May 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors can now take an online course on portfolio construction at Morningstar.com University's online educational service, Investing Classroom.

May 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors may want to steer retirement plan participants towards a new annuity product from SEI Investments.

May 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Looks like pension reform will hitch a ride with the compromise tax bill introduced in the Senate on Friday - but the Senate...

May 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in retirement plans serviced by TRUSTlynx may be able to enjoy the flexibility of self-directed accounts, which they can manage online.

May 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies with defined benefit pension plans now have additional guidance about how to apply the new rules allowing administrators to use 100% of...

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than two-thirds of New York area hiring managers think an interview is an important part of the recruitment process, compared to 38%...

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most human resources professionals and corporate executives think romances in the workplace should be discouraged, however, their employers generally don't prohibit such dalliances.

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SuperMontage, the Nasdaq Stock Market's new trading system scheduled for a late July launch, will have the same execution fees as the current...

April 26, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the hope of corralling other institutional investors, the Florida State Board of Administration and the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System filed a...

February 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - World markets disappointed just about everyone in January.

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc, which provides jobs for 900,000 US workers, 650,000 of whom are covered by the group's pension plan, opposes Senator Edward...

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fearing that their employer might seek federal bankruptcy protection, a group of Arthur Andersen retirees has gone to court to force the company...

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a bid to boost transparency and promote increased investor confidence in the real estate investment fund industry, Moody's Investors Service launched a...

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- Securian Retirement Services introduced a new product designed for small employers called the ExpressPlan.

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in the California State Teacher's Retirement System's (CalSTRS) 403(b) plan will soon have access to investment education and advice.

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Another UK employer group has come out in opposition to Financial Reporting Standard 17 (FRS17), the new UK accounting regulation on how companies...