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April 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recruiters offered fewer relocation packages over the first three months of 2002, continuing a decline that began last year, the latest Job Market...

April 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets invested in exchange traded funds (ETF) added up to $88.2 billion at the close of March 2002, up 10% from the previous...

April 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Orbitex Financial Services Group, Inc., has consolidated several units and brought them under new management for the firm.

April 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former senior executive at Advanced Micro Devices has sued his former employer, alleging he was forced out after the September 11 attacks...

April 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A county audit revealed the final cost of pension and wage payments for Milwaukee County employees to be more than five times higher...

April 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) unveiled a new Web page containing information on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs for federal government agencies.

April 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although fewer and fewer companies are offering traditional pension plans in their benefits packages, they're still filling their benefits bags with a host...

April 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-The Department Of Labor's recent decision to formally sanction electronic transfers of plan information, including Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs), has been applauded by industry insiders.

April 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first industry-specific guidelines to reduce ergonomic-related injuries and illnesses will be developed for nursing homes, the US Department of Labor (DoL) announced.

April 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Making Doug Fabian's latest mutual fund "Lemon List" is a dubious honor at best, but at least fund families on the First Quarter...

April 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It's been one week up, one week down for initial jobless claims numbers, and the latest data release from the Department of Labor...

April 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investor sentiment was on the up in March, with around $29.6 billion in new money flowing into equity mutual funds, the biggest monthly...

April 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A whopping 85% of employees believe that their employer should offer pre-negotiated savings on health-care services that are not being covered by their...

April 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate executives believe that their companies need to be faster and more agile in order to succeed, and that the HR department plays...

April 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small businesses are less likely to offer health insurance benefits than larger ones, and small employers that don't offer health plans are also...

April 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 58% of affluent Americans surveyed, who are still working, participate in retirement plans such as 401Ks, 403bs and Keoghs, a new study...

April 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As a global economic recovery showed further signs of taking hold in March, UK pension and life insurance investors increased their equity weightings...

April 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - James J. Mitchell, President--Worldwide Operations and Technology at Northern Trust, will retire on May 31.

April 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President George Bush has named three members of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Advisory Committee.

April 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total global hedge fund assets are expected to grow 26% in 2002, according to a survey from Goldman Sachs Prime Brokerage.