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August 28, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a new survey, "net-savvy" workers got an 8.5% salary increase in 2000, and had a total compensation package averaging $82,000.

August 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey by the Employment Policy Foundation suggests that proposed ergonomic standards from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) would cost...

August 23, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dot.compensation shows some signs of maturation, according to a new survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers' Unifi Network.

August 22, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors might want to consider a fresh look at an "old" benefit - automatic payroll deduction for education savings under Section 529...

August 22, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Orie L. Dudley, Jr. has been named chief investment officer for Northern Trust Global Investments.

August 21, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A series of promotions and new hires could be putting a new "spin" on provider sales pitches to institutional buyers in the future,...

August 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants rode out another rough month in the markets in July, with just six days of "above normal" transfer activity compared with 13...

August 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recent survey, employers are offering more benefits and greater flexibility, in addition to higher salaries, to hold information technology workers.

December 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Republican leaders have decided to postpone pursuing passage of pension reform proposals, until after the anticipated election of Texas Governor George W. Bush.

November 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors and providers can benefit from "just in time" delivery of defined contribution enrollment materials, courtesy of "Documents On Demand" (DOD) from...

November 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two Louisiana pension funds have triumphed in the second largest-ever settlement ever obtained from a corporate defendant in a securities class action, acting...

August 9, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Janus Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research Jim Craig, 44, will leave the firm at the end of September to manage money...

August 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John Hancock Retirement Services will offer self-directed brokerage services to its 401(k) clients via an agreement with DLJdirect, the online brokerage service of...

August 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service may have just taken another step toward elimination of the "same desk" rule in a recent private letter ruling,...

August 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan participants could have gotten some good advice during the first six months, according to the new CHALK 401(k) Advisory Index.

June 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's parent McGraw-Hill has accused the ever-frugal Vanguard Group with breach of contract, trademark infringement and unfair competition in federal court....

May 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors got new index mutual fund choices Monday from Vanguard, including a social investing index fund and a new institutional fund that...

May 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Signalling a trend, Florida lawmakers Friday approved a bill to allow public workers a choice between their traditional defined benefit pension plan and...

May 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Signalling a trend, Florida lawmakers Friday approved a bill to allow public workers a choice between their traditional defined benefit pension plan and...

August 3, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FleetBoston Financial has named Keith Banks as Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the newly formed Fleet Asset Management, which combines...