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January 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors is helping doctors get online in a unique approach to cutting health care costs, which are now rising at double-digit rates.

January 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Before plan sponsors move too quickly into offering their participant information over the Internet, they better make sure their employees even know they...

January 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - They were the best of funds and the worst of funds, but they were still held by many 401(k) participants.

January 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York Stock Exchange says it will complete its conversion to decimal pricing for all 3,500 listed securities Monday.

Jan. 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The NASDAQ stock market has moved a step closer to its planned reorganization and re-capitalization which was overwhelmingly supported by the NASD membership...

Jan. 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Nasdaq has completed the sale of two tranches of stock so that it is now 60% owned by some 2,900 investors comprised...

Jan. 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America Corp. (BoA) announced Thursday that Morgan Stanley Dean Witter executive Richard DeMartini was named to lead its $277 billion Asset...

January 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment in exchange traded funds (ETFs) soared more than 50% during the fourth quarter and now totals nearly $71 billion, as the mutual...

January 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The $177 billion California Public Employee Retirement System intends to adopt the FTSE All-World Index, with some minor changes, as its benchmark of...

January 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Large company management talent appears to be sitting tight, rather than opting for opportunities at smaller firms, as stock option values continue to...

January 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care costs are expected to rise 10.3% for large employers, led by prescription drug hikes of 14.6%, according to an upcoming survey.

January 22, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the midst of an industrywide shakedown, Internet companies continue to boost pay for their best talent. The average base pay this year...

January 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Buying high and selling low caused a 20% shortfall to the average mutual fund investor over the past decade, a Phoenix Investment Partners...

January 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While prescription drug costs have increased, they are still just 8.5% of total US healthcare expenses according to a new study.

January 16, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund diversification paid off for institutional investors last year, according to the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index. The index finished the year up 4.8%,...

January 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors might want to begin preparing for a severe case of "statement shock" as the nation's 32 million 401(k) participants begin opening...

December 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration has published the Year 2000 Form M-1 annual report for multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs).

December 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Microsoft has settled the "permatemp" class-action lawsuit, filed in 1992 by temporary workers of the software giant, for $96.9 million.

December 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors looking to improve plan satisfaction should encourage participants to set retirement goals, a new study reports.

January 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Expanding telecommuting could improve productivity - and help workers better balance work and family demands, according to a report just released from the...