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May 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The drop in the market in the last few months has caused a shift towards more conservative holdings like certificates of deposit (CDs)...

May 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Monitoring employees' online activities is becoming standard procedure for businesses, according to a survey on the adoption of these technologies in the workplace.

May 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new HRnext.com poll found that complying with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was by far the biggest HR headache, cited...

May 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Skyrocketing health insurance premiums led to an increase in the number of workers signing up for employer-provided health insurance in 1998 and 1999,...

May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Dot.com job cuts appear to be slowing in May, after an all-time high in April according to a new survey.

May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After a decade of 5% increases, the largest insurance companies dealt with 10-15% medical cost increases in the first quarter, according to preliminary...

May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? A Pennsylvania court has upheld a worker's rejection of a work at home alternative to his disability claim, noting that to be "actually...

May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vanguard continues to draw investor money in droves, pulling in more than twice as much as runner-up American Funds through the end of...

May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of shareholder lawsuits alleging securities fraud declined in 2000 for the second consecutive year, as accounting violations continued to be one...

May 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets were $73.33 billion at the end of April 2001, up more than 11% from a revised $66 billion...

May 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? The labor movement unveiled the results of its latest organizing effort yesterday ? retirees.

May 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Initial unemployment insurance claim figures were up sharply to 407,000 for the week ending May 19, 116,000 higher than the same period last...

May 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Regulators voiced concern about complaints that decimalization has brought an increase in market specialists undercutting investors and possibly hurting smaller investors.

May 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds attracted a net $6.9 billion in the first quarter, the largest quarterly inflow since the first quarter of 1998, and nearly...

May 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors responded to April's stock market rally by pouring $21 billion into equity mutual funds following record outflows of $15.4 billion in March,...

May 22, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Online advice provider TeamVest is refocusing its efforts, teaming up with Pyramid Digital Solutions to provide "re-brandable" online advice and education solutions to...

May 22, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boomers are beginning to retire in fine financial shape - but rising health care costs could undermine that strong start, according to the...

May 22, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new national study finds that while a majority (82%) of women executives find their listening skills to be a practical asset, over...

May 22, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors have a long way to go to discourage workers from cashing out their retirement plans and paying tax penalties.

May 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just 27% of companies plan to add staff in the next quarter, down from 35% a year ago, and at the slowest pace...