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Jan. 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There's a new Chief Investment Officer opening at State of Connecticut - but potential applicants might want to hold off on unpacking their...

January 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's has completed the reclassification of its US indices, including the S&P 500, shifting to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS),...

January 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Proving the value of portfolio diversification, value funds made a comeback in 2000, according to mutual fund tracker Lipper.

January 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS says that participants in employer-sponsored medical savings accounts and flexible spending accounts may include obesity treatments for weight loss as a...

January 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly a quarter (23%) of US workers plan to look for a new job in 2001, with nearly half (43%) of the 18-24...

December 29, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 100 CEOs left their positions in December, an 85% increase from a year ago according to a new report.

December 28, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While some of the more unusual workplace "perks" are still relatively rare, employees do seem to take advantage of them when offered, according...

December 28, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just six of the world's top 38 stock market indices posted gains over the past year, according to calculations by Merrill Lynch. China's...

December 27, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Slumping markets drew the nation's combined mutual fund assets down 5.2% in November to $6.826 trillion, as cash inflows shriveled and asset values...

December 26, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Settlement proceeds from the record $1.027 billion NASDAQ Market Makers antitrust litigation are reportedly in the mail - but it could be a...

December 22, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the midst of a new wave of layoff announcements, the vast majority of US workers think their jobs are secure - at...

December 21, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most human resource professionals believe employee behavior outside the workplace is none of their business, but behaviors that impact work - or the...

December 21, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U. S. Senate has confirmed Leslie B. Kramerich as assistant secretary of labor for the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.

December 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers will not be able to gain access to employee and applicant medical information, under new rules from the Department of Health and...

December 19, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that while the vast majority of brokers are accepting payments in exchange for passing along customer...

December 18, 2000 (HedgeWorld.com)-Howard Mason, chief executive officer of Altvest, left the online hedge fund data company last week for a job in equity research for traditional money...

December 18, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are increasingly turning to non-monetary rewards to recruit and retain employees as workers continue to express a preference for recognition and advancement,...

December 18, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Intel Corp., in a creative bid to retain employees, is offering an all-expenses paid MBA to employees via Babson College.

December 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today's performance management programs do a better job of evaluating past performance than focusing on employee development, according to a new survey of...

December 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund returns slipped again in November, with the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index down -1.5% for the month. Still, that was better than...