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August 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The health care industry faces increasing staff turnover costs, staff shortages and the challenges of attracting and retaining talent on a tight budget,...

August 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The managed care industry expects premiums to shoot up 15% next year, a new survey reveals.

August 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index came in totally flat at 0.0% for July 2001, with gains in dedicated short bias and convertible arbitrage...

August 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Junk bonds lived up to their name in July, with the default rate rising to 8.29% - the highest level since February 1992.

August 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 17% of small businesses offered retirement benefits to their employees in the year ending April 2001, a new survey finds.

August 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nationally, 69% of employees now work in buildings where smoking has been prohibited by employers or government regulations, according to a study sponsored...

December 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forget the bells and whistles - participants in a nationwide survey said they want their 401(k) statements to be short, colorless and to...

December 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American International Group (AIG) has chosen Financial Engines as the online investment advice provider for its employees.

December 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has tentatively decided that acquisition-related goodwill recorded on corporate balance sheets should no longer be amortized, opting...

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following the integration of the Warburg Pincus Asset Management and DLJ Asset Management units, Credit Suisse Asset Management's mutual funds will be changed...

November 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Emplanet said it now offers "instantaneous" plan pricing and automated set up features on its customized small plan 401k product.

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dow Jones Indexes has launched the Dow Jones Canada Growth and Value Indexes.

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FactSet Research Systems Inc., a supplier of online research, has enhanced its portfolio analytics suite of applications.

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ChangeWave Investment Research introduced the ChangeWave Hedge Fund Briefing, an investment-information service for hedge fund managers, pension fund managers, and other institutional investors.

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FactSet Research Systems Inc., a supplier of online research, has enhanced its portfolio analytics suite of applications.

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the UK negligence suit brought against Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) by Unilever Superannuation Fund (USF), Carol Galley, COO of MLIM, conceded...

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) cannot demand information related to sex discrimination in a race discrimination lawsuit, a federal appeals court has...

November 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has announced new pension plan limits for 2001, including changes to section 415 limits for both defined contribution and...

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employee suit brought against New York Life Insurance Co. has been granted class-action status by a district court judge.

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Automobile Dealers and Associates Retirement Trust's (NADART) newly designed Web site is up and running.