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April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fearing that their employer might seek federal bankruptcy protection, a group of Arthur Andersen retirees has gone to court to force the company...

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a bid to boost transparency and promote increased investor confidence in the real estate investment fund industry, Moody's Investors Service launched a...

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- Securian Retirement Services introduced a new product designed for small employers called the ExpressPlan.

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in the California State Teacher's Retirement System's (CalSTRS) 403(b) plan will soon have access to investment education and advice.

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Another UK employer group has come out in opposition to Financial Reporting Standard 17 (FRS17), the new UK accounting regulation on how companies...

April 26, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the second time in as many days, a significant number of shareholders registered their concern with large company retirement plan policies. On...

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mergers and acquisitions in the investment management industry hit record activity levels last year, but did so with much smaller deals, the latest...

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UK oil giant BP is the latest in a list of large companies to show a deterioration in the funding levels of its...

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SuperMontage, the Nasdaq Stock Market's new trading system scheduled for a late July launch, will have the same execution fees as the current...

April 26, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the hope of corralling other institutional investors, the Florida State Board of Administration and the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System filed a...

February 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - World markets disappointed just about everyone in January.

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc, which provides jobs for 900,000 US workers, 650,000 of whom are covered by the group's pension plan, opposes Senator Edward...

March 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors are pressing corporate governance measures on the other side of the "pond", encouraging British companies to put board pay agreements on...

March 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors tired of wading through reams of vendor generated paper RFPs now have an alternative.

March 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension reform made a grand reappearance today, as Representatives Portman and Cardin unveiled their new pension reform package, along with more than 250...

March 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senator John Edwards (D-NC) has lashed out at a new patient's bill of rights from Senators Frist (R-TN) and Breaux (D-LA), still in...

February 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While much attention has focused on the change in deferral amounts under the Portman-Cardin pension reform proposal, a less publicized provision may have...

February 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer industry groups are lining up to urge inclusion of the Portman/Cardin proposal in President Bush's tax proposal, with some predicting a significant...

February 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a move that could open a new door for 401(k) plan investors, Fidelity and Schwab are reportedly gearing up to offer "do-it-yourself"...

February 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays Capital has rolled out STRAX, an Internet based securities lending system that links lenders and borrowers of equity securities to its custodian,...