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May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The movement away from traditional defined benefit pension plans has translated into a foggier financial future for Baby Boomer retirees, according to a...

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DirectAdvice has expanded its online financial advice platform, broadening services available through financial services companies to plan sponsors.

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fleet Retirement Plan Services has decided to outsource its recordkeeping services and support staff to INVESCO Retirement, Inc.

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A 14 member bi-partisan commission, charged with investigating the Social Security retirement system, will be appointed by President Bush Wednesday, Reuters reports.

January 5, 2001 (HedgeWorld.com) - Bob Boldt, a former senior investment officer for the California Public Employees' Retirement System, has joined San Francisco-based Pivotal Asset Management, a $750...

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Frank Russell Company plans to launch its manager of managers product in Norway this month, in partnership with DnB Investor, the mutual fund...

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SunAmerica Inc announced that Edward Jones, a distributor of investment products, plans to offer SunAmerica's small business 401(k) plan through Jones' nationwide network...

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Scudder Retirement Services unveiled a new bundle of 401(k) services Tuesday aimed at the small plan market.

April 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The $12.6-billion Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada has decided to continue to retain Bank of New York as its master custodian and...

January 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in the Hewitt 401(k) Index ended the year on a quiet trading note, but started 2001 with a flurry of activity, with...

March 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AMVESCAP PLC has signed a definitive agreement to acquire National Asset Management Co., a US institutional investment manager based in Louisville, Kentucky.

March 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's has unveiled Investability Quotient, a proprietary stock analysis system that evaluates a stock's investment characteristics across a universe of companies.

March 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vanguard and Financial Engines are teaming up to offer investment advice to Vanguard clients and retail investors.

March 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock options continued to account for a larger percentage of executive salaries in 2000, adding an extra 28% to the pay package, according...

March 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING Aetna Financial Services will offer 403(b) and 457 plan participants online advice from mPower for the first time.

March 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Union Bank of California's SelectBenefit 401(k) product has been enhanced with Stockpoint's wireless Internet tools, including stock quotes, intraday stock charts, major market...

Jan. 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There's a new Chief Investment Officer opening at State of Connecticut - but potential applicants might want to hold off on unpacking their...

January 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's has completed the reclassification of its US indices, including the S&P 500, shifting to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS),...

January 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Proving the value of portfolio diversification, value funds made a comeback in 2000, according to mutual fund tracker Lipper.

January 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS says that participants in employer-sponsored medical savings accounts and flexible spending accounts may include obesity treatments for weight loss as a...