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December 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While almost 70% of small business owners sponsor a 401(k) plan, less than half considered more than one retirement-plan alternative, a new survey...

December 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Ford Motor has agreed to a $300,000 settlement of an employment-related racial harassment suit, according to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). It...

December 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Not that there is a standard life insurance policy for 'jolly old elves,' but Northwestern Mutual's underwriters have devoted some time to the...

December 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Both the Human Resources and Finance departments are strong players in decisions relating to their organization's retirement plan choice, according to a survey...

December 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More plan sponsors are getting with the information age by allowing participants access to around the clock plan information, according to a survey...

December 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors may be more paternalistic than is commonly believed and many are liberalizing the eligibility and vesting requirements of their plans, according...

December 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Two-fifths of companies expect to make significant reductions in the bonuses they pay to their executives in 2002, a Towers Perrin study finds.

December 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As economic times get tougher, companies are snipping costs right and left and matching contributions to employee 401(k) plans are one of the...

December 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies that focus their HR technology initiatives on making specific, quantifiable improvements see increases in the company's market value, while those with softer...

December 21, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Four new administrative appeals judges have been appointed to serve on the Administrative Review Board of the Department of Labor (DoL).

December 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Corporation has appointed Ronald Logue, currently vice chairman, chief operating officer, and director, as president of the company.

December 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The pace of layoffs may be slowing, if this week's jobless claims data is anything to go by- initial unemployment claims fell for...

December 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some $10.5 billion in new money flowed into the US equity market in November- the second consecutive month of equity inflows after October's...

December 20, 2001 - The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Foundation has joined as co-counsel in a class action lawsuit charging insurance giant Allstate with violating federal...

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets invested in the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rose 13% over the month to total $78.85 billion at the end of November, according...

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Jeffrey Peek has been appointed to head up Credit Suisse First Boston's asset gathering operations, replacing Phillip Colebatch, who will retire early next...

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even in a difficult market, investors embrace depositary receipts as the most efficient way to invest internationally as evidenced by the increase in...

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exposure to alternative investments by institutional investors has increased significantly over the last decade, as managers worldwide increase their holdings in a bid...

December 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the performance of the Average US Hedge Funds was not as strong as that of the major equity indices in November, their...

December 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ford Motor Co. will pay $10.5 million to settle two class-action lawsuits, which charge that their performance appraisal system discriminated against older, white...