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Washington, August 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors hoping for guidance on the implementation of the new pension reform provisions have a friend at Treasury - Benefits Tax...

January 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most employers are going above and beyond the requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), but employees aren't making it easy,...

August 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) and the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) have teamed up to provide educational tools and research to...

August 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) are becoming more popular with institutional investors as their increased exposure to the capital markets' translates in structural changes...

August 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Order execution has become a little more transparent thanks to the implementation of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) "new" order execution quality...

August 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsor clients of the Standard Insurance Co can take advantage of enhancements to the group's PlanNet Web site for defined contribution plans.

January 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former chief investment officer Tom Flanigan last week lashed out at the state treasurer who had abruptly fired him on December 12, according...

June 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Chances are if you've exercised stock options, you've been bitten -- and bitten hard -- by the alternative minimum tax (AMT). But now there's...

June 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BISYS Group Inc., a company that automates daily transactions for financial institutions, has purchased Universal Pensions Inc.

June 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lawsuit filed by the State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) to prevent the Governor Mike Easley from withholding $151 million of...

June 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the next six months, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina will offer My Health Center, a free, on-line service that...

June 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The General Accounting Office (GAO) foresees a further decline in employer-sponsored retiree health care, forcing an increasing number of retirees to seek more...

June 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trustar Retirement Services has rolled out Charter Advantage, a bundled, open architecture 401(k) retirement plan program targeted at the small and mid-sized market.

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DirectAdvice has expanded its online financial advice platform, broadening services available through financial services companies to plan sponsors.

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fleet Retirement Plan Services has decided to outsource its recordkeeping services and support staff to INVESCO Retirement, Inc.

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A 14 member bi-partisan commission, charged with investigating the Social Security retirement system, will be appointed by President Bush Wednesday, Reuters reports.

January 5, 2001 (HedgeWorld.com) - Bob Boldt, a former senior investment officer for the California Public Employees' Retirement System, has joined San Francisco-based Pivotal Asset Management, a $750...

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Frank Russell Company plans to launch its manager of managers product in Norway this month, in partnership with DnB Investor, the mutual fund...

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SunAmerica Inc announced that Edward Jones, a distributor of investment products, plans to offer SunAmerica's small business 401(k) plan through Jones' nationwide network...

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Scudder Retirement Services unveiled a new bundle of 401(k) services Tuesday aimed at the small plan market.