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July 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - First Union has targeted female investors with an e-mail program focused on their particular concerns.

November 7, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly a third (32%) of US workers are concerned about being harmed in future terrorist attacks, compared with just 23% worried about being laid...

November 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Nearly half (44%) of laid off workers say their employer did not communicate effectively the rationale for the job cuts, yet that was deemed...

November 7, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers in the manufacturing and general industries sector who want to help their workers improve their skills and make workplaces safer and more productive...

June 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Carlisle Social Investments has unveiled two new portfolios - that match up with two new US stock indices - designed to reflect the...

June 23, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Ways and Means Committee has deferred action on a retirement security bill after the July 4th congressional recess. A number of...

June 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The passage of President Bush's tax package provides added incentives for residents of Mississippi to invest in the Mississippi Affordable College Savings Program...

June 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS's new actuarial table, which could determine the amount that employers should put away to cover pension obligations, shows that at age...

November 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As anticipated, the Federal Open Market Committee slashed its target for short-term interest rates by a further half a percentage point.

November 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American employers announced plans to cut 242,192 jobs last month, down from September's 248,332 but still the second highest monthly tally this year,...

November 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors at small companies now have a new defined contribution option available following the launch of Ziegler Companies, Inc.'s e401(k) platform powered...

November 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors already concerned about the inflated costs of health care may have more to worry about, according to a new survey by...

November 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified US equity funds rebounded in October, gaining 3.8% on average after a 17.8% plunge in the third quarter, according to Lipper.

May 23, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The world's largest pension fund, TIAA-CREF, is tightening its rules against participants who are excessively transferring fund investments. The company says that although...

November 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles H. Self III has been named chief investment officer of the $23 billion Illinois Teachers? Retirement System, effective December 1.

May 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It's usually the simplest applications that create the most significant IT support issues, according to a survey of tech professionals.

May 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Securities' plan to retain employees through its deferred compensation program may backfire if former employees are successful in a suit against the...

May 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former AT&T account representative's three-day bout with the flu was protected as a "serious health condition" requiring "continuing treatment" under the Family...

November 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Negotiations between lawyers for Ford and attorneys for white-collar managers suing the automaker reportedly broke down over the weekend, according to the Associated Press.

April 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar ClearFuture, an online retirement advice feature for plan sponsors, will be available to customers of Franklin Templeton's record keeping and defined contribution...