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January 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the fourth year in a row, most workers covered by a health plan seem very satisfied with their program, according to a...

January 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) offers participants both new and expanded opportunities to save for retirement, and...

January 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Minority and white employees continue to have different work experiences despite widespread efforts to tackle office diversity issues, according to a new survey.

January 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American unions may still be able to count 13.5% of the work force as their own, but overall union membership growth has all...

January 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian defined contribution plan participants are firmly in control of their employer-sponsored retirement savings, a Watson Wyatt study finds.

January 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As an example in the latest in the trend towards business process outsourcing (BPO), Prudential is handing its human resource (HR) functions over...

January 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An early sign that the economy may be struggling its way out of its recession, the number of initial unemployment claims fell to...

January 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The AIM fund family bears the dubious distinction of being named the worst offender in the Maverick Adviser's Fourth Quarter 2001 Lemon List.

January 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Deposits to Unit Investment Trusts increased by $1 billion in October 2001, significantly below a year before when deposits were up $2.8 billion,...

January 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With its fourth-quarter profits plummeting 58%, General Motors Corp. is dropping its profit-sharing payments to hourly US workers, as well as its annual...

January 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of US workers enrolling for company benefits on the Internet has almost doubled in the last two years, Hewitt Associates says.

January 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the face of equity market weakness, hedge funds proved a better bet for investors in 2001 - the average US hedge fund...

January 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economy may still be in the doldrums, but most companies polled by Towers Perrin plan to step up technology spending in their...

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American workers may be saving more than ever - and more than their parents ever dreamed of - but it may not be...

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The "catch up" provision of the recent tax law may be a great idea, but countless numbers of Americans probably won't be able...

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Citigroup Inc, appointed Robert Willumstad, the head of its consumer arm, president of the group, a position that has been vacant for over...

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Driven by opportunistic strategies, the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index increased by 1.2% over the month of December, bringing the 2001 return to 4.4%.

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over 2001, 20 out of 35 mutual fund categories produced negative median returns, despite a strong fourth quarter, data from Morningstar Canada reveals.

January 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Polaroid has pulled a controversial executive compensation plan from the agenda of a bankruptcy hearing tomorrow, according to published reports.

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human resources professionals at smaller start-up companies are more valued than their counterparts at larger more established organizations, a new study finds.