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September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Nasdaq Stock Market on Thursday suspended its minimum bid and public float requirements to help companies affected by the September 11 terrorist...

September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans lining up for state unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in more than nine years, according...

September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Robert C. Doll, 47, has been named president of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), the firm's asset management arm with more than $500...

September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush has named Betsy Atkins to the advisory committee of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). Atkins will represent the interest of...

September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Employer-based insurance premiums increased by 11%, the fifth annual increase in a row and the largest since 1993, according to a new report. However,...

September 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US economy was battered by another 1,500 mass layoffs in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

September 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of human resource pros expect companies to increase security in the wake of the terrorist attacks, and 37% expect business...

September 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfer activity continued to spike higher on Monday, but participants turned their attention to stocks for the first time in a month,...

September 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfer activity returned to normal on Tuesday, however, 401(k) funds were moved back towards fixed income after yesterday's brief flirtation with equities,...

September 25, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) fell by 4.5% in August to $72.09 billion at month-end, down from a $75.52 billion...

September 25, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) fell by 4.5% in August to $72.09 billion at month-end, down from a $75.52 billion...

September 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING Americas, the Americas arm of Dutch bank ING Groep Inc., is moving to form an integrated US business and has named Thomas...

September 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the wake of terrorist attacks that, at least temporarily, threatened the nation's financial markets, a new report is calling for shortening the...

September 24, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant in 401(k) plans reacted to one of the US stock market's worst weeks ever, increasing investment transfer activity and continuing to shift investments...

September 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average stock mutual fund plunged more than 10% in the past week, according to mutual fund tracker Lipper.

September 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfer activity spiked higher on Thursday, though at only a third of Monday's record pace, according to the Hewitt 401(k) Index.

September 24, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index increased by 0.9% in August 2001, outpacing major US equity indices, and bringing year-to-date returns to 3%.

September 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Only about 8% of all defined contribution plan participants will benefit from expanded and enhanced contribution limits. And just 11% of eligible DC...

September 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the recruitment process, organizations are more likely to ask candidates to describe specific examples of their skills, as opposed to actually testing...

September 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 49,000 fewer Americans lined up for first-time unemployment benefits, in the week ending September 15, according to a data release from the...