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November 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd., the asset management subsidiary of The Phoenix Companies, Inc., will acquire a majority interest in Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment...

November 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Another state has lined its tax provisions up with the pension provisions of last year's tax reform package.

November 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wunderlich Securities acquired J. Michael-Patrick, an institutional and retail investment boutique specializing in equity research and investment services for pension funds, money managers,...

November 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An appeals court has upheld an earlier decision that an accelerated termination following employee threats was no conspiracy to deny benefits, according to...

January 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite one of the most volatile markets in history, for the most part, 401(k) participants stood pat, according to the Hewitt 401(k) Index.

November 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has published an update on the 2003 cost-of-living adjustments for a variety of fringe benefits

November 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - During testimony in Unilever's £130 million negligence case against Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), Carol Galley, the MLIM COO, conceded that fund manager...

November 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has begun disclosing personal information of eligible PBGC pension recipients to sister agencies.

November 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While providers fared well overall, less than a third of plan sponsor respondents say they are getting "excellent" client service, says PLAN SPONSOR's...

January 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tuesday is still considered the most productive day of the week, a poll finds.

January 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Using his constitutional right to install nominees without Senate approval during recesses, President Bush appointed Eugene Scalia as Labor Department solicitor, a position...

January 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While average participant balances declined in 2001, participation and contribution rates continued to be relatively strong, according to a recent survey.

November 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers will not be required to withhold income tax from employees who sell company stock before the expiration of a holding period, according...

January 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite posting their worst performance since 1996, hedge funds still outperformed global equity markets, according to early data from Allenbridge Hedge Info.

January 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of newly-unemployed Americans lining up for benefits for the first time fell again this week, dropping from 451,000 to 395,000 in...

October 24, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR) wants to know what you think about modifications to its guidelines to make them comparable...

October 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In yet another investment manager consolidation, Franklin Resources has agreed to acquire Fiduciary Trust Company International in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately...

October 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ethyl Corporation will terminate - and then "restart" - its defined benefit plan for salaried employees on January 1, retrieving a $200 million...

October 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Borrowing a page from a competitor's playbook, UAL Corp. has hired Aon Corp. to manage the company stock in its 401(k) plans while...

October 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension plans will soon be able to invest in lower-rated asset-backed bonds, according to Ivan Strasfeld, director of exemptions at the Department of...