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August 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors might want to offer a faith-based mutual fund among their 401(k) investment choices, if the results of a recent survey are...

August 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many of today's job seekers have society's interests at heart, according to a recent poll.

August 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workplace drug testing is becoming standard procedure, a recent survey reveals.

August 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of investors feel optimistic about the market, with 65% of respondents in a survey expecting the market to rally within a...

August 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Board members at the Principal Financial Group have elected Larry Zimpleman executive vice president of retirement and investor services.

August 27, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Online Portfolio management advice firm Bullrun Inc has hired John Michel as chief executive.

August 27, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Against a backdrop of mass layoffs, lackluster earnings and dismal economic data, fourth-quarter hiring levels in some sectors are expected to reach lows last...

August 27, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nine large British companies will review the compensation and conditions of their female workers as part of a UK government review to reduce the...

August 24, 200l (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Janus Capital has named Loren Starr, a former executive at rival Putnam Investments, as its new chief financial officer. The CFO position had...

August 23, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets invested in exchange traded funds (ETFs) added up to $75.52 billion at the close of July 2001, a decrease of $40 million on...

August 23, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 393,000 newly unemployed workers lined up to claim their first week of benefits in the week ending August 18.

August 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Workers should have more paid vacation, according to the majority of HR professionals participating in a recent poll.

August 23, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) Health plan costs at small and mid-sized companies rose by 9.2% last year, outpacing the inflation rate for the third consecutive year, a new report...

August 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank One says it has fired at least 150 human resources workers, as the fifth-largest US bank cuts back on hiring and staffing.

August 22, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) Lucent, Philips, Cap Gemini - mass layoffs have been adding up, reaching 1,911 in the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary data released...

August 22, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Deposits to the nation's unit investment trusts rose to $7.24 billion in July, the second straight month-over-month increase and a significant improvement over...

August 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though retirement savers are more tolerant than other investors in the face of market jitters, plan sponsors should be reinforcing the message...

August 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Morningstar Investment Services has named Art Lutschaunig as chief investment officer.

August 21, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trust and Custody service provider, Mellon Financial Corporation has promoted Vince Sands to the position of executive director of Mellon Global Securities Services (GSS),...

August 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors bailed out of equity mutual funds for the first time since March last month, yanking about $1.5 billion, according to data from...