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November 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in more than two years venture capital investment fell in the third quarter. Still, the $79.9 billion invested so...

October 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service says that a parent company's contribution of stock to subsidiary in a so-called rabbi trust has not changed hands...

October 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has issued proposed regulations that new comparability plans must satisfy to use the cross-testing method in meeting nondiscrimination requirements.

June 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- The nation's Big Three automakers will offer health care coverage to same-sex domestic partners of eligible employees. DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors are following...

June 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seven of the world's leading financial institutions have formed an alliance to offer institutions low-cost, one-stop access to the international over-the-counter foreign exchange...

June 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American workers appear to be coming up short when it comes to living in retirement, according to the latest report from the Department...

June 2, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After more than three decades, an institutional money management legend, SunTrust's Anthony (Tony) Gray has announced a surprise decision to retire at the...

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.