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October 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While "defined contribution" structures for healthcare are a hot topic among employers, most are not in a hurry to implement the approach, according...

October 11, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers could be looking at an 8.8% hike in HMO medical care premiums next year, according to the Sherlock Company's Sixth Annual HMO...

October 12, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - What's behind this year's wave of departures from public sector funds? In our third segment, CalSTRS CIO Christopher J, Ailman sheds light on...

November 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to vote next week on a rule that could give plan sponsors a better idea...

November 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of Fidelity's e401k customers have been able to choose and design their plan in less than a day, according to the mutual...

October 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors may find it easier to tap into alternative investment opportunities, following a reorganization at Merrill Lynch.

October 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over $17 billion has flowed into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the first half of this year, and now total $57.5 billion, according to...

October 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today Christopher J. Ailman will take the helm as Chief Investment Officer of the $116 billion California State Teachers Retirement System. As he...

October 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rising costs and employee frustrations with the quality and choice of benefits may push employers toward self-directed healthcare plans with greater flexibility, much...

October 9, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The maximum annual addition (section 415) limits for defined contribution plans will increase next year to $35,000 from $30,000, the first increase since...

July 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawmakers will return from the July 4th recess this week with a number of pension reform provisions on the docket, including proposals that...

July 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has chosen mPower as the provider of investment advice for its Retirement Services Division.

October 3, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Value funds continued their winning ways in the third quarter, outperforming growth funds, according to preliminary figures from mutual fund performance tracker Lipper.

September 29, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - America's mutual funds increased by 5.7% to $7.49 trillion in August, as cash continued to flow from bond and hybrid funds and into...

September 29, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thanks to an increase in employer-sponsored health coverage, the total number of uninsured Americans fell for the first time in 12 years, according...

September 27, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Orbis Investment Management topped Nelson Information's quarterly ranking of the top institutional money managers. Caldwell & Orkin and Fidelity topped the US equity...

September 21, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Congress is willing to listen, but is not very knowledgeable about benefits issues, according to a new employer survey. Employers also feel that...

September 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health maintenance organization (HMO) premiums are expected to increase as much as 12% next year, putting additional cost pressures on employers.

September 19, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Christopher Ailman, chief investment officer at the Washington State Investment Board, has been named chief investment officer of the nation's third largest pension...

September 18, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last year's 401(k) fund chart toppers have turned into bottom-feeders, according to new fund data.