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In a legislative session frequently marred by partisan bickering, the need for dramatic pension reform drew an astounding level of bipartisan support in 2000 - only to run...

February 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA) have unveiled their bipartisan Patients' Bill of Rights (PBOR) proposal, but Rep. Charles Norwood (R-GA)...

February 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan participants confused by rollover options can now check out First Trust's TRUSTlynx Rollover SerVices Plus (RSVP) program, which offers free information on...

July 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Despite rapidly approaching retirement, only 7% of baby boomers have purchased long-term care insurance.

July 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Things could be a bit unsettled on the NASDAQ today, as investment managers attempt to line up with the annual Russell index reconstitution.

July 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The NASDAQ Stock Market has adjusted the closing price of 35 selected issues, in view of Friday's trading disruptions and the annual rebalancing...

July 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A slew of profit warnings, lukewarm economic data and growth concerns in developed markets weighed heavily on global markets in June.

February 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Stock Exchange and Euronext are joining forces to cross list and trade exchange-traded funds from the U.S., Europe and elsewhere.

February 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - JP Morgan Investor Services, citing significant growth prospects for the exchange traded fund (ETF) business, is moving aggressively to expand its ability to...

June 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Domestic equity mutual funds continued to attract new investments in May, up nearly 14% from April's pace, according to the Investment Company Institute...

June 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MSCI and Standard & Poor's plan to introduce GICS Direct, a jointly developed and marketed product that will provide the investment community with...

June 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unit investment trusts attracted $1.13 billion in assets in May, a dramatic decrease from the $12.5 billion deposited a year ago, according to...

June 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? The California Teachers? Retirement Board is expected at its July 12 meeting to start the process of replacing the newly resigned head of...

June 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly all (96%) of employers say that paid-time off (PTO) is an effective way to attract and retain talent, but many firms do...

June 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New jobless claims fell for the third week in a row last week, sending signals that the pace of corporate layoffs may be...

June 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trading in depositary receipts is up 21% from a year ago, suggesting strong investor interest in international market investing, according to the Bank...

June 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As widely expected, the Federal Reserve has cut short-term US interest rates a quarter percentage point to try to spark the nation's economy.

June 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Large-company directors tend to get paid more in cash than their mid-and-small company counterparts, are more likely to get employee benefits, and are more...

June 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) today unveiled its new Code of Ethics, offering HR pros a standard for professional conduct.

June 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Employers are reporting a greater diversity of religious preferences among workers and are increasingly being asked to accommodate those differences, according to a new...