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May 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The shift to so-called hybrid pension plans by larger employers appears to be slowing - and perhaps responding to different motivations, according to...

March 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A man who fought his April 1999 dismissal with allegations that his employer violated a basketful of federal discrimination laws, lost a major...

March 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employee of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) is entitled to get disability payments for more than two years because her...

May 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A modest uptick in payrolls was not enough to accommodate the hoards of workers entering the labor force in April, sending the unemployment...

May 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study of UK mutual fund performance shows how badly they were hammered during 2001, with only one out of 1,000 funds...

March 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Express Financial Advisors Inc. launched two toll-free telephone service phone lines, to streamline the rollover process for job changers and retirees.

March 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Supporters of the proposed merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer got a much-needed boost from a major proxy advisory firm.

March 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the outcry over CEO pay may have been loud, pay packages for leaders of major US corporations were actually smaller last year...

March 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Steel industry retirees, who risk losing their pension, health-care and life insurance benefits following the bankruptcy filings of their former employers, shouldn't expect...

March 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new poll by a Republican pollster showed half of those surveyed support Congressional efforts to make it easier for companies to provide...

March 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the continuing Enron controversy, seven out of 10 people who responded to a new poll said they're comfortable with the amount of...

May 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest controversy over the level of executive bonuses got ratcheted up a notch as a union group unveiled a Web site as...

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost three-quarters of investors, who have worked for a public company, say they've been given stock options or other stock compensation.

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not only is American Express' hiring money managers from Fidelity Investments, it's also setting up shop in the mutual fund giant's Boston backyard.

May 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The bloodletting on the job front, particularly in the troubled telecommunications industry, continued in April, as US companies announced plans to axe 112,649...

May 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Conflicting US economic data, showing encouraging GDP growth but disappointing consumer confidence and durable goods orders, confounded investors in April and sent the...

May 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - April disappointed investors, despite promises of a rebound made by a slew of positive economic data, as the average diversified US stock mutual...

May 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL)'s latest unemployment insurance weekly claims report showed initial claims dipping slightly, though still remaining above the key 400,000...

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A North Carolina state workers' group is continuing its battle against state officials cutting money from current and former employees to make up...

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Life Benefit Services (NYLB) will offer its client plan sponsors and their participants online education and advice via Morningstar ClearFuture.