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November 14, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual has formed an alliance with Hennessee Group LLC to select and monitor hedge fund managers for MassMutual offerings, including their Concert Investment...

November 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The Second US Court of Appeals has cleared the way for the Association of Former Pan Am Employees (AFPAE) to bring suit against the...

November 14, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the midst of an uncertain election outcome, a lame duck congressional session and President Clinton's Asian visit, congressional leaders have opted to...

October 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Labor Department's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration is offering American workers information that could help them protect their benefits during layoffs and...

October 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Medical savings accounts will continue to be available through 2002, since the number of MSA returns filed is far short of the target...

October 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the aim of better meeting the needs of institutional investors and corporate management teams, Dain Rauscher Wessels has redesigned its Web site.

October 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On the first day of its new session, the Supreme Court denied review of a number of employee benefit-related cases.

October 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan provider GoldK acquired Paradigm Financial Corp, a third-party administrator and retirement-consulting firm that specializes in the administration of 401(k), profit-sharing, and...

October 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of financial services firms that make use of nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) and supplemental executive retirement plans (SERPs) is on the...

October 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Waddell & Reed, Inc launched its version of the 529 college savings plan, the Waddell & Reed InvestEd Plan, a tax-deferred method of...

September 14, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles Schwab client accounts topped $1 trillion in assets for the first time as of August 31.

February 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, totaled $65.6 billion at the end of 2000, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI) which has begun tracking...

February 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees who receive personalized statements contribute 0.85% more of their salary to the 401(k) plan on average, compared with employees who don't receive...

February 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average 401(k) account balance rose 18% in 1999, buoyed by both contributions and the stock market - but significant gaps remain between...

August 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Vanguard survey of plan sponsor experience with automatic, or negative, enrollment indicates that while the practice can increase participation rates, it...

When you're a $170 billion public fund, it's hard not to make waves. And when the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) made a $1 billion commitment to...

August 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eaton Vance has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 70% of Atlanta Capital Management Company for $75 million - a move that comes...

August 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Manulife Financial has unveiled new online tools that will allow retirement plan participants to download transaction information from their 401(k) account into into...

August 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group and Golden Retirement Resources have teamed up to launch a program aimed at helping retirees manage their retirement income.

August 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - GoldK, a retirement plan provider, has established a partnership with 401Konnect, an online marketplace designed to automate the marketing and sales of retirement...