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December 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Corporation has appointed Ronald Logue, currently vice chairman, chief operating officer, and director, as president of the company.

December 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The pace of layoffs may be slowing, if this week's jobless claims data is anything to go by- initial unemployment claims fell for...

December 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some $10.5 billion in new money flowed into the US equity market in November- the second consecutive month of equity inflows after October's...

December 20, 2001 - The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Foundation has joined as co-counsel in a class action lawsuit charging insurance giant Allstate with violating federal...

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets invested in the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rose 13% over the month to total $78.85 billion at the end of November, according...

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Jeffrey Peek has been appointed to head up Credit Suisse First Boston's asset gathering operations, replacing Phillip Colebatch, who will retire early next...

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even in a difficult market, investors embrace depositary receipts as the most efficient way to invest internationally as evidenced by the increase in...

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exposure to alternative investments by institutional investors has increased significantly over the last decade, as managers worldwide increase their holdings in a bid...

December 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the performance of the Average US Hedge Funds was not as strong as that of the major equity indices in November, their...

December 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ford Motor Co. will pay $10.5 million to settle two class-action lawsuits, which charge that their performance appraisal system discriminated against older, white...

December 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Healthcare costs for employers will continue to increase at a faster rate, according to a new survey conducted to determine next year's increases...

December 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mark Anson was appointed chief investment officer of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

December 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index increased by 0.5% in November 2001 against a 8.6% increase in the Dow Jones Industrial Index and a...

December 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study conducted by Hewitt Associates found that employers are concerned about the negative business impact of health care costs, interested in...

December 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A flight attendant has filed suit against American Airlines, charging that the carrier's health plan discriminates against women.

December 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workplace stress is a major problem for 9% of employees, and affects two-thirds of workers at least occasionally, according to the Second Annual...

December 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Admitting he lied about earning three college athletic letters as a collegiate football player, George O'Leary has stepped down as Notre Dame football...

December 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most US and Canadian companies offer laid-off employees severance pay based on their length of service, a Towers Perrin study found.

December 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost 60% of American workers want their employers to regulate holiday parties, but 65% of employers don't think they should be held liable...

December 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Initial unemployment benefit claims fell sharply to 394,000 in the week ending December 8, a drop of 86,000 from the previous week's revised...