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February 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in eight months, the pace of dotcom layoffs showed signs of slowing in February - but e-commerce businesses suffered...

February 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While most (73%) of American workers feel secure in their current jobs, and more than half (56%) feel very secure, a like number...

February 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FTSE is hoping to do a little good with its launch of FTSE4Good, a new family of indices designed to provide a benchmark...

February 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's mutual fund assets rose 3.8% in January, led by strong increases in stock and taxable money market funds, according to the...

February 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Conoco is offering its employees a choice of a free PC or one of five high-tech learning tool kits, as well as a...

February 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors that allow 401(k) plan participants to access their plans through office Internet access are seeing an increase in trading among those...

February 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bush administration has decided to delay new patient privacy regulations put in place in late December by then-President Clinton.

February 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just 28% of US employers are planning to expand hiring in the second quarter, the weakest Q2 outlook since 1996, according to Manpower.

February 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In response to financial crises over the past few years, a group of international banks has issued "best practice" guidelines, hoping they will...

February 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The junk bond market may be ready to rebound, based on some measures, according to Standard & Poor's.

February 22, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System Board of Administration has voted unanimously to reject all 10 health maintenance organization (HMO) price bids submitted...

February 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One in six US workers is so overworked, they aren't able to use all their vacation time, according to a new study.

February 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Record inflows of cash to equity funds last year were not enough to overcome the market slump, as total equity fund assets dipped...

February 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Delaware Investments, with $10 billion in assets, has named Rene Campis executive vice president of its retirement unit.

February 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to boost their defined contribution presence online, Barclays Global Investors, the nation's fourth largest defined contribution provider, has hired Sean...

February 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is planning to ask the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to trade in 5-cent price increments rather than...

February 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new internet service linking issuers of and customers for new bond offerings was launched today by six of Wall Street's leading securities...

February 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a sharp increase in public hostility toward the health insurance and managed care industries, most Americans seem to be relatively happy with...

February 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of white-collar workers have accused Ford of discriminating against older workers with a forced distribution performance rating system.

February 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors with select European and US stock exposures now have a new tool at their disposal: stock futures which were launched January...