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October 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Polaroid Corp. has informed employees that the company's pension plan is underfunded, the Boston Globe reported.

October 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although almost 80% of CEOs report having a business plan with measurable goals tied to its targeted growth pace, many say that fast...

October 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Partly due to the increased popularity of defined contribution retirement plans, the estimated number of households investing in mutual funds has grown by...

October 3, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of its expanding HR/payroll outsourcing practice, Fidelity Investments plans to launch an online end-to-end hiring management solution for staffing professionals.

October 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With several versions of H.R. 1102, the pension reform bill, before Congress this week, observers are wondering which version the legislators will accept.

October 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Education & the Workforce Committee of the House of Representatives today approved the Retirement Security Advice Act, H.R. 2269, sponsored by committee...

October 3, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than a third of the world's largest companies use a treasury management system (TMS) to automate treasury functions, a study by Greenwich Associates...

October 3, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Vanguard Group plans to expand its active equity fund offerings with the addition of the Vanguard Capital Value Fund, a value-oriented, domestic stock...

October 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In line with plans to give its asset management experience an online presence, Tradebonds.com has enhanced its Web site for money managers at...

October 3, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group and Intuit Inc will jointly market and develop QuickBooks-branded retirement solutions for small and mid-sized plan sponsors.

March 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Performance measurement firm WM has teamed up with US trading cost analysis firm Elkins/McSherry to monitor brokerage charges to pension funds in different...

March 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Frank Russell Company has hired Pamela Clancy Rotondo to the new position of Client Sales Executive for its global securities business, focusing on...

March 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers may be underestimating the total costs of employee health conditions by as much as 80%, according to a new study.

September 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Frank Russell was the consultant of choice among large plan sponsors last year.

March 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most large employers plan to maintain a central role in providing healthcare to their employees despite rising costs, but they may do so...

August 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies owned by private equity investors, or portfolio companies, are increasingly using equity-based compensation packages as senior management incentives, according to a survey.

March 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - America's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) totaled $72.13 billion at the end of January, up 10% from the month before.

August 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsor clients of Xylo Inc, can now offer their participants long-term care policies at discounted rates, thanks to a new partnership between...

August 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Merrill Lynch Investment Managers has established a new name and brand for its mutual funds sold through third parties.

August 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Congress is considering legislation giving tax relief to workers faced with huge tax bills after exercising stock option grants last year.