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June 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House of Representatives voted 404-22, to reduce fees charged for stock transactions, a measure that would save investors about $14 billion over...

June 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 1% of retirement savers got full marks in an annual quiz on 401(k) plans, which comprised questions ranging from benefits of 401(k)...

February 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US worker productivity advanced at a rate of 3.5% over the fourth quarter of last year, according to the Department of Labor (DoL)'s...

June 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court of Massachusetts granted a motion for summary judgment to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Bull HN...

February 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even small business owners rely heavily on their human resources departments to make decisions regarding benefits programs, a new survey finds.

June 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Application service provider eHMO, has established alliances that could lead to the completion of the first fully end-to-end, Web-based Healthcare Insurance Platform (WHIP).

June 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates and Bacon & Woodrow have announced a new partnership.

June 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Corporation has been appointed by ABP, one of the three largest pension funds in the world, to provide custodial and global...

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.

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US job cuts announced in January skyrocketed 32% compared to December, even as the Department of Labor (DoL) released figures showing the unemployment...