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June 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trading was suspended for almost four hours today at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) following a glitch in recently installed trading software.

June 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How good are companies at acknowledging top performers? A recent survey says not good enough.

June 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers spent $5.3 trillion on total compensation in 1999, with wages and salaries accounting for 84% and benefits making up the remainder, according...

August 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A record $8.4 billion in new assets flowed into hedge funds in the second quarter as investors continued to seek returns uncorrelated with...

August 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors, hedge funds and broker dealers who short stocks can now find prices via Lehman Brother's online stock loan platform, LehmanLive.

August 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Manulife Financial Corporation's annuity division has introduced Venture III, a variable annuity program designed for investors in or nearing retirement seeking a more...

June 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new section of HealthPartner's Web site provides members with an easy way to review their current medical and dental benefits and well...

June 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the screaming headlines, last year the high-tech industry added a net 234,761 jobs - a 4.6% increase from a year earlier.

June 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost 60% of CEOs don't use outside help in their personal financial planning efforts, which they aim most often at funding their retirement,...

July 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers looking to clamp down on unauthorized technology use by workers won't draw much solace from the results of a new survey of...

July 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Public relations departments and agencies are doing a shoddy job, according to a new poll.

June 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Robert Birnbaum has joined Fleet Asset Management as Managing Director and head of institutional marketing and distribution.

June 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of initial unemployment insurance claims reached 432,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis, its highest level in nearly nine years, according to...

July 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan provider, CNA Trust has officially changed the name of recently acquired Life Group Administrators to CNA Trust Midwest.

July 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Treasury and the IRS are looking for some help in figuring out how best to tax financial instruments -- with implications...

July 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The Internal Revenue Service has published draft revisions of determination letter application forms on the Employee Plans Corner section of its Web site.

June 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Reporting of US and Canadian investment returns will be revised to facilitate an "apples to apples" comparison with global standards, following changes approved by...

June 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of baby boomers over the age of 45 don't have much confidence in their retirement plan, according to a national survey.

June 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many retirees don't take advantage of state and federal benefits programs because the either aren't aware of them, or don't know how to...

June 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) will appeal Judge Narley Cashwell's dismissal of its lawsuit challenging Governor Mike Easley's use of...