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May 31, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock options, long considered a relatively cheap way to retain employees in a tight labor market, are getting more expensive - and employers...

May 26, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trying to ease their administrative burden, a majority of human resource managers plan to expand their use of the Internet to administer benefits,...

May 26, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors could soon see some performance shifts following the introduction of a new sector classification system. Standard & Poor's will spend the...

May 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CalPERS Thursday announced that Daniel Szente will become its new Chief Investment Officer, replacing Sheryl Pressler, who left for the private sector in...

May 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate defined contribution plans continued their steady growth in 1999, reaching $2.4 trillion in assets, according to the Spectrem Group.

May 22, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With only two out of a hundred receiving a perfect score in a recent 401(k) quiz, it is clear plan sponsors face an...

May 18, 2000 - (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Chairman and CEO Marshall N. Carter, 60, today announced his plans to retire on January 1, 2001. Carter will remain...

May 16, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - James D. ("Des") Mac Intyre is departing his position as Chief Financial Officer at General Motors Investment Management Corporation (GMIMCo) to join PLANSPONSOR.com...

May 16, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans are more confident than ever about their retirement savings - but should they be? The 2000 Retirement Confidence Survey finds more confidence,...

May 12, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Win or lose, you've lost, as plan sponsors face increasing attacks from class action attorneys who are turning their attention to ERISA, warn...

December 5, 2000 (HedgeWorld.com)—Buoyed by strong November results, the Eckhardt Trading Corp., a managed futures trading adviser overseeing $340 million in client assets, is opening its doors to...

December 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fiduciary worries are keeping most plan sponsors from offering investment advice, with 89% citing that reason in a new survey.

December 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Five 401(k) statements were the only ones to achieve DALBAR's "Excellent" designation in their annual evaluation of financial services statements.

December 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sanwa Bank is teaming up with Nationwide Trust Co. to offer expanded 401k services to small-businesses.

October 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors may soon get a break in fees and be able to conduct their trades online, courtesy of an expanded pension trading...

October 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - eAdvisor has chosen Financial Engines Advice Server platform to offer its customers financial advice. eAdvisor is a joint venture of E*Trade and Ernst...

October 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The management of Tenet Healthcare has made new commitments on corporate governance to the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), and the nation's...

May 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants continue to ride out the market's swings, according to the Hewitt 401(k) Index, which tracks daily investment activity of 1.5 million employees...

September 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There are some noticeable differences between the House and Senate versions of the pending retirement savings legislation that impact plan sponsors, including a...

May 9, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bi-partisan bill introduced Tuesday in the House of Representatives would make an employer's gift of a free computer or cheap Internet access...