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October 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Against a backdrop of earnings warnings and overcapacity in the sector coupled with the terrorist attacks in September, Internet-focused funds plummeted by 19.0%...

October 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nuveen Investments plans to launch a public offering for a closed-end exchange-traded real estate income fund in November.

October 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities Industry Association (SIA) is expected to announce later today that it recommends the postponement of T+1 settlement.

December 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The drastic fall of Enron Corp. and its ill effects on the company's rank-and-file employees is on the minds of many members in...

December 22, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has announced a number of changes that affect how it pays benefits to participants.

December 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As controversy continues brewing about the three-week trading blackout imposed in Enron's 401(k) plan, several prominent retirement-plan recordkeepers say such a trading ban...

December 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Steven Barham, formerly of the advice provider mPower, has announced the launch of his advisory firm, Advice Essentials.

November 22, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors of all sizes are increasingly satisfied with their service providers - and the fact that improved service is accompanied by flat...

October 11, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - There were fewer Americans filling out initial unemployment benefit claim forms this week due to seasonal factors, according to the Department of Labor (DoL).

October 11, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Union organizing proved to be a hazardous occupation last year, with more than two hundred union members reported slain or missing worldwide last year,...

October 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In line with the growing interest in leveraged loans by institutional investors, the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) and Standard & Poor's...

October 10, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in state and local government employee retirement funds reached a record $2.2 trillion last year, boosted by stellar stock market returns, according to...

October 22, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Large employers are setting aside more stock than ever for equity-based incentive plans, pushing the "overhang" rate - shares set aside for future...

October 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Securian Financial Group, a subsidiary of Minnesota Mutual Co, plans to acquire the trust and investment services division of Midway National Bank of...

October 10, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Michael Oxley (R-Ohio) introduced a bill giving the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) more power in the face of...

October 22, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Self-directed accounts are offered by 38% of respondents to a new survey of southern plan sponsors. But many participants may not notice the...

October 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has posted the changes to the MSCI Standard Index series resulting from the first phase of the implementation...

October 10, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. (FIIS) has introduced Fidelity Advisor 403(b), a workplace retirement plan designed specifically for the K-12 public school market.

October 10, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers who are group life and disability insurance customers of The Hartford can now access booklets and policy information via the company's secured customer...

October 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For sponsors who have considered an e401(k) service provider for their retirement plans, a second look at the industry may be in order....