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S&P Unveils Stock IQ

March 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's has unveiled Investability Quotient, a proprietary stock analysis system that evaluates a stock's investment characteristics across a universe of companies.
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Top CEO Salaries Up 15% in 2000

March 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock options continued to account for a larger percentage of executive salaries in 2000, adding an extra 28% to the pay package, according...
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UBOC Adds Wireless Tools To 401(k)

March 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Union Bank of California's SelectBenefit 401(k) product has been enhanced with Stockpoint's wireless Internet tools, including stock quotes, intraday stock charts, major market...
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Northern Trust Renews Passport

February 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust Retirement Consulting has launched a new version of Retirement Passport, its web-based plan participant product.
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SEC Wants More Option Disclosure

February 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed more detailed rules about compensation in the form of employee stock options, and is considering other...
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S&P Indices Reclassified

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),...
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Value-Able Funds Make 2000 Comeback

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

IRS Offers a "Fat" Chance

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...
Benefits |

Employees Take Advantage of Creative "Perks"

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...