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September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Labor Department figures show that 3,000 fewer people filled out state unemployment insurance claims forms in the week ending September 1. But continued...

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors may soon have a wider choice of completely electronic 401(k) service providers with Wednesday's announcement that Pyramid Digital Solutions can now...

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bush administration has taken a position against the coal industry, choosing to defend Black Fund rules that make it easier for coal...

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite relatively equal access to employer-sponsored retirement programs, there are noticeable differences in retirement preparation and confidence among three primary minority groups according...

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the wake of slipping markets and a precarious economy, American workers seem less confident about the prospects for a comfortable retirement and...

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MetLife Retirement & Savings announced the launch of a new Web site aimed at 401(k) plan sponsors and their participants.

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thanks to the Internet, small public sector employer will now be able to take part in 457 affordable deferred compensation plans.

September 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Express Financial Advisors has hired William F. Truscott as its chief investment officer, effective Sept. 6.

September 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The annual review of STOXX Ltd.'s blue-chip indexes didn't contain many surprises but could trigger fund flows at the end of the month.

September 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) costs are expected to rise even faster this year than other health-care plan types and at double-digit rates, a survey...

September 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only a fourth (24%) of American workers are committed to their employers and plan to stay on for at least two years, while...

September 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although nearly half (48%) of Americans had some kind of problem with their health plan in the last year, roughly two-thirds give their...

April 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pacific Gas & Electric managed to award $50 million in employee bonuses, just 24 hours prior to filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

April 21, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Highlighting the increased appeal of the Internet to plan sponsors, The Principal Financial Group Thursday reported a 700% increase in online transactions by...

September 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a series of interest rate cuts in markets around the world, global equity markets tumbled in August as the FTSE All-World Index...

April 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - British fund manager Invesco plans to offer rival funds, in addition to its own products, in its defined contribution investment service.

April 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost 40,000 former National Airline (NAL) employees have added their names, and doubled the size of the class, in a suit brought against...

April 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On Friday, a pension reform bill was introduced in the Senate, but co-sponsor Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) said that budget constraints could delay...

April 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush's budget would extend all tax breaks currently scheduled to expire in 2001, including several of key interest to employers.

February 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is planning to launch a new series of European exchange-traded funds (ETFs), based on MSCI indices.