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June 14, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The law firm Sprenger & Lang announced Wednesday that James Mehling, a former Vice President of New York Life Insurance Company, filed a...

February 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - E-mail is now being used as a 401(k) educational tool by American Express Retirement Services.

May 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension reform picked up where it left off last year, with overwhelming support in the House of Representatives, despite vigorous debate on the...

May 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bank of New York has linked two of its cash management web sites, expanding options for treasury staffs and institutional investors.

May 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Volatile equity markets took a toll on 401(k) plan assets last year, with balances shrinking by $72 billion, losing ground for the first...

May 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Responding to customer feedback, Standard Insurance Company has unveiled several enhancements to its Personal Savings Center Web site for retirement plan participants.

May 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Baltimore-based ARK Funds now offers four new funds targeted at religious institutional investors, the firm's first foray into socially responsible investments.

May 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a bid to simplify the asset allocation process, the Principal Financial Group has launched Lifetime, a new series of funds, allowing retirement...

May 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust is rolling out three hedge funds including two targeting institutional investors.

February 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants had their eye on the markets in January, but might be buying high and selling low, according to transfer activity reflected in...

May 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Attention will be focused on the outcome of the vote in the House of Representatives on the Portman-Cardin legislation today.

May 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush will officially announce his commission to craft a plan to fix Social Security today - but some Democrats have already criticized...

May 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Portman-Cardin proposed legislation sailed through the House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 407 to 24.

April 2, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While equity indexes have fallen on hard times, their loss has been a gain for corporate bonds, and their investors.

April 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Smaller employers can now tap into NYLIM Horizon 401(k), a new range of products from New York Life Investment Management Retirement Services.

April 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Chamber of Commerce extends discounted long-term care insurance to small business owners through an agreement with MassMutual Financial Group.

April 14, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Advisors has filed to launch eight new exchange-traded index funds sometime within the next two months. The funds cover communications...

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...