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April 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's third largest public pension system is considering upping its investment in secondary private equity investments.

April 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has added a social investing option for the 111,000 participants of its deferred compensation plan, joining a growing list...

April 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court has declined to hear a case regarding cash balance plans, leaving in place a verdict that could mean unexpected...

April 14, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Increasing demand for highly skilled workers is driving efforts by Congress to keep older Americans at work. With February unemployment figures hovering at...

March 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John Hancock has sold its retirement plan recordkeeping business to Universal Pensions, Inc. (UPI).

March 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors should expect advice as an integral part of their 401(k) program offering, according to the head of Vanguard's institutional services group.

February 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are planning higher pay raises for 2001 than they were six months ago, despite a growing number of layoffs and a slowing...

February 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission has published a final rule requiring investment firms to invest at least 80% of its assets in the...

February 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fund categories that were hit hardest last year made a comeback in January, offering some hope for those first quarter statements.

February 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock option grants lifted the average annual compensation for outside board directors over $100,000 for the first time ever, but only a small...

February 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California State Controller Kathleen Connell has filed suit against the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), charging the pension system with violating state...

February 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund Web site PlusFunds.com has tapped former ING Group executive John J. Pileggi as its new president and chief executive.

January 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors may soon be able to buy exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track US Treasury indexes.

February 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Electric is reportedly planning huge job cuts that may eliminate up to 75,000 jobs, or 15% of the workforce, over the next...

January 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over three-fourths (78%) of Americans have never used an online Web site to find a job, but nearly half (43%) of those under...

January 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- New money continued to pour into mutual funds in December, amounting to an increase of 2.2% to $6.967 trillion, according to data compiled by...

January 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Plan sponsors considering some southern exposure for their private equity investments should consider Brazil or Mexico.

January 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) -- The U.S. Senate unanimously and expeditiously confirmed Elaine Chao as secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL) who sailed through her confirmation process...

January 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.COM)-Despite ample opportunities to do so, nearly a third of American workers aren't setting aside money for retirement, according to a new study.

January 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Discount broker Charles Schwab is telling all employees that don't interact with customers to stay home on Friday for the next several weeks.