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April 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stress in the workplace could be wiping out the health benefits reaped from physically active work, a study finds.

December 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The railway retirement bill, which would let the federally administered railroad pension system redirect some of its assets from Treasury bonds to equities,...

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Robert Herdman, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s chief accountant, said pro forma earnings can be a valuable tool in assessing a company's...

December 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts regulators became the first in the country to propose banning companies from forcing employees to hold company stock in their 401(k) plans.

December 4, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Clients of Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) Foreign Exchange will find managing their limit orders a little easier following the launch of the group's FX...

April 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has moved Greece to its developed market index from its emerging market index and added Egypt and Morocco...

April 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate has confirmed, by unanimous consent, two assistant secretaries at the Department of Labor (DOL), Chris Spear as Assistant Secretary of Labor...

April 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors might find it a bit easier to find workers these days, at least according to data released today by the Department...

April 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A number of US money management firms have started using Liquidnet, an electronic system that allows them to bypass Wall Street brokers when...

December 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal government would take over pensions and retiree health care programs for the steel industry under a three-pronged industry consolidation plan now...

April 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While employers continue to hand out pink slips, unemployed managers and executives were finding new jobs a month sooner than they were a...

April 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a new survey, the nation's multiemployer plans are in good shape financially, and are taking advantage of this to increase employee...

April 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While qualified plan investments may be shielded, the tax "pain" of mutual fund ownership rose 9.5% last year, according to a new report.

November 16, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is taking its 401(k) expertise to school, forming Schoolhouse Capital LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary focused on the education...

November 16, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bundled 401(k) clients of Union Bank of California's SelectBENEFIT program will soon get wireless access to their 401(k) accounts.

October 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of its ongoing strategy to round out its product offerings, New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM), a subsidiary of New York...

April 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With April 16 less than a week away, consulting firm Hewitt Associates has put together a list of tips to help employees avoid...

October 4, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transamerica Retirement Services introduced a new product designed to help Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) offer retirement planning services to their clients.

October 4, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Scudder Retirement Services has enhanced its participant Web site.

October 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new human resource information system released by KnowledgePoint offers small employers an affordable way to track personnel and benefits data and manage...