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August 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA) has published some additional guidance on how plan sponsors can right transactional errors...

August 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In light of the stream of corporate debacles winding up in bankruptcy court, two US lawmakers want to give workers a better shot...

August 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fusion Alley has launched an online pay rate calculator to simplify contract employee bill rate estimation.

August 13, 2001(Plansponsor.com)- First Union Benefits Services Group has unveiled a number of plan sponsor-oriented enhancements to its Evergreen 401(k) now product, including eligibility calculation and negative enrollment.

August 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors in the Arrive Education Savings plan now have a new set of investment choices with the offering of 14 mutual fund portfolios.

August 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sponsors of smaller plans, in search of a daily valuation plan with a diversified list of mutual fund options, can now consider The...

August 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Lawyers for Wal-Mart Stores are trying to get a record gender discrimination suit filed against the retail giant dismissed or transferred to a federal...

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group is now fielding a new 401(k) program designed for small businesses - and targeted for distribution through intermediary channels.

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AIM Management Group will now offer more details about its mutual funds' stock pickers, including specifying clearly who actually run the portfolios.

July 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey-based Commerce Bancorp has chosen First Mercantile to be its third-party provider of defined contribution plans.

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California government agency did not have the latitude to require health plan coverage of drugs that some might deem "medically necessary," according...

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With another employer apparently heading for bankruptcy's shoals, participant suits are springing up faster than ever.

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong Financial Corporation has agreed to acquire a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania investment advisory firm. Terms were not disclosed.

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Treasury Department officials will be looking toward securities firms to file reports if they suspect wrongdoing with transactions of $5,000 or more.

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the latest wave of accounting irregularities, misstatements, and alleged fraud were vetted last week, one couldn't help but be reminded of that...

January 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 20% of Britain's workers lose out on over a third of their paid vacation days, according to a survey.

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesco Funds Group has cut three portfolio managers, along with 15% of its work force in the face of a slumping investment market.

Washington, DC, January 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mass-production employee communications programs are fast outliving their usefulness in 401(k) education efforts - and will increasingly fall prey to more...

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A trade group representing administrators of state pension funds has urged federal lawmakers to immediately turn their attention to legislation to protect investors...

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments has expanded its high-yield bond investment business with the acquisition of New Flag Asset Management, a London-based bond fund manager.