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July 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate investment in venture capital investments plunged 81% in the first quarter, a victim of a shaky market, recession concerns, uninspiring valuations, a...

July 17, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors will find a bit more leeway in handling distributions, thanks to Revenue Ruling 2000-36. Currently, most plans simply distribute small distributions...

July 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates has launched the Hewitt Plan Sponsor Sight, an online benefits management support tool and knowledge network.

July 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee benefits pros at insurance agencies and brokerage firms now have a new voice through the Council of Employee Benefits Executives (CEBE).

May 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfer volumes returned to normal in April, but participants made significant movements away from company stock and bond funds, according to the...

July 17, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canada's Royal Bank is still trying to negotiate a settlement that will avoid a public airing of pension management activities that could tarnish...

July 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Paris-based ARESE has introduced the first of a series of new indexes that will include companies rated highly in terms of sustainability.

May 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The real estate sector is poised to outperform other markets this year, according to Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI).

May 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) appear to increase sales and employment by between 2.3% and 2.4% per year, according to Rutgers University researchers.

May 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Layoffs are necessary to revitalize troubled companies, according to 73% of respondents in a poll taken by the Turnaround Management Association (TMA).

June 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a bid to restore some of the luster to its pay program, Nortel Networks has decided to allow staff to cancel their...

June 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court has set a precedent, increasing damage awards for discharged workers who claim their dismissal was a result of illegal...

June 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FleetBoston Financial Corp will acquire Liberty Financial Companies' asset management businesses in a $900 million cash deal, a $750 million premium to the...

June 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers can reduce their primary healthcare expenses and improve employee health, thereby increasing productivity, simply by changing the menu at the corporate cafeteria,...

June 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors now have access to eService, a new tool to help them manage their health/medical benefits online, courtesy of the Principal Group....

May 17, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The $174 billion California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), in the first asset allocation shift since September 1997, voted to increase its exposure...

April 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Small business owners and entrepreneurs might have reason to be optimistic about the future of Medical Savings Accounts (MSA), thanks to new legislation...

April 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a decision likely to rekindle controversy over healthcare decisions, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found that a state medical negligence claim was not...

April 17, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity's Magellan fund, a favorite in 401(k) plans, replaced Wal-Mart Stores with Time Warner in its list of top 10 holdings in the...

April 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ruled that synthetic trades are not considered "securities" under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.