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June 14, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a first for one of the nation's largest pension systems, New York state lawmakers and governor George Pataki Tuesday agreed to give...

December 6, 2000 (HedgeWorld.com)-The Chicago Board of Trade said Monday that it plans to launch new contracts based on mortgage-backed securities in the first quarter of 2001.

December 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SEI Investments is expanding its outsourced defined benefit program to offer actuarial, administration, plan design, communications and consulting services to plan sponsors, beginning...

December 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northrop Grumman shares slid more than 2% Wednesday, a day after announcing that declining pension fund earnings could trim 45 cents/share from its...

December 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CFOs and treasurers at mid-sized firms could see starting salaries rise 11.7% next year, according to the 2001 Robert Half and Accountemps Salary...

November 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Intuit and TeamVest have just introduced AdvisorLive, a capability that will allow users to instantly connect with a financial advisor.

November 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial Engines has enhanced its Advisor Service, offering "guided" advice for novice users and an "Advice Light" to notify users of new advice...

November 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in more than two years venture capital investment fell in the third quarter. Still, the $79.9 billion invested so...

October 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service says that a parent company's contribution of stock to subsidiary in a so-called rabbi trust has not changed hands...

October 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has issued proposed regulations that new comparability plans must satisfy to use the cross-testing method in meeting nondiscrimination requirements.

June 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- The nation's Big Three automakers will offer health care coverage to same-sex domestic partners of eligible employees. DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors are following...

June 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seven of the world's leading financial institutions have formed an alliance to offer institutions low-cost, one-stop access to the international over-the-counter foreign exchange...

June 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American workers appear to be coming up short when it comes to living in retirement, according to the latest report from the Department...

June 2, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After more than three decades, an institutional money management legend, SunTrust's Anthony (Tony) Gray has announced a surprise decision to retire at the...

May 31, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock options, long considered a relatively cheap way to retain employees in a tight labor market, are getting more expensive - and employers...

May 26, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trying to ease their administrative burden, a majority of human resource managers plan to expand their use of the Internet to administer benefits,...

May 26, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors could soon see some performance shifts following the introduction of a new sector classification system. Standard & Poor's will spend the...

May 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CalPERS Thursday announced that Daniel Szente will become its new Chief Investment Officer, replacing Sheryl Pressler, who left for the private sector in...

May 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate defined contribution plans continued their steady growth in 1999, reaching $2.4 trillion in assets, according to the Spectrem Group.

May 22, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With only two out of a hundred receiving a perfect score in a recent 401(k) quiz, it is clear plan sponsors face an...