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November 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US companies spent $54 billion on formal training this year, with nearly two-thirds (64%) dedicated to the salaries of in-house trainers, according to...

November 17, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has named Helen G. Drinan, SPHR, as its incoming President and Chief Executive Officer. She will...

November 16, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees are increasingly "giving" at the office - and then some, according to a new report. Forty percent put in overtime or take...

November 16, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Average monthly premiums for state employee HMO's rose 9.3% last year, compared with just 4.7% for point of service (POS) plans, according to...

November 16, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plans that provide Internet access to participants may experience a dramatic increase in trading volumes - in some cases more than doubling the...

November 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - October was a rocky month for the markets, and hedge funds were not spared the turmoil, according to the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index,...

November 14, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half - 44% - of the increase in health care costs last year were associated with pharmaceutical costs, according to a new...

November 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New ergonomics standards from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) could be issued today - but the controversial measure is currently embroiled...

November 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly received the 2000 Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) Pinnacle Award, recognizing its success in establishing Treasury as a strategic...

December 11, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's largest public pension system has set a timetable for selecting new emerging markets managers under new standards.

December 11, 2000 (HedgeWorld.com)—California Public Employees' Retirement System, Sacramento, has committed $219 million in additional alternative investments, and approved its first investments in biotechnology.

December 11, 2000 (HedgeWorld.com)-The U.S. Senate Thursday passed a bankruptcy reform bill that contains protections for contract netting in the event of the insolvency of a large financial...

December 11, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Motorola has opted to offer Financial Engines Investment Advisor service to their 72,000 employees, beginning next year. Motorola is the third Fortune 100...

December 11, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transamerica Retirement Services added the Oppenheimer Global Fund to its 401(k) fund choice roster, providing an alternative to the Janus Worldwide Fund which...

November 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The most common mistake made in filing handwritten Forms 5500 is that plan sponsors forget to sign the form, according to Carl Walston,...

October 11, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former Connecticut treasurer Paul Silvester has agreed to pay $10,500 to settle a civil fraud suit alleging he invested state pension fund money...

September 11, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan participants were content to leave well enough alone in August, with quiet trading reported by the Hewitt 401(k) index.

November 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While participant transfers remained within "normal" parameters during October, the pace quickened overall according to the Hewitt 401(k) index.

November 8 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers may have to ante up a bit more for those college grads this year, with the average starting salary now topping $37,000/year, up...

November 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The defined contribution balance "gender gap" between the sexes has narrowed somewhat in recent years, due largely to increased savings of middle-aged women.