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October 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today Christopher J. Ailman will take the helm as Chief Investment Officer of the $116 billion California State Teachers Retirement System. As he...

October 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rising costs and employee frustrations with the quality and choice of benefits may push employers toward self-directed healthcare plans with greater flexibility, much...

October 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors may find it easier to tap into alternative investment opportunities, following a reorganization at Merrill Lynch.

October 9, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The maximum annual addition (section 415) limits for defined contribution plans will increase next year to $35,000 from $30,000, the first increase since...

July 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawmakers will return from the July 4th recess this week with a number of pension reform provisions on the docket, including proposals that...

July 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has chosen mPower as the provider of investment advice for its Retirement Services Division.

October 3, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Value funds continued their winning ways in the third quarter, outperforming growth funds, according to preliminary figures from mutual fund performance tracker Lipper.

September 29, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - America's mutual funds increased by 5.7% to $7.49 trillion in August, as cash continued to flow from bond and hybrid funds and into...

September 29, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thanks to an increase in employer-sponsored health coverage, the total number of uninsured Americans fell for the first time in 12 years, according...

September 27, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Orbis Investment Management topped Nelson Information's quarterly ranking of the top institutional money managers. Caldwell & Orkin and Fidelity topped the US equity...

September 21, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Congress is willing to listen, but is not very knowledgeable about benefits issues, according to a new employer survey. Employers also feel that...

September 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health maintenance organization (HMO) premiums are expected to increase as much as 12% next year, putting additional cost pressures on employers.

September 19, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Christopher Ailman, chief investment officer at the Washington State Investment Board, has been named chief investment officer of the nation's third largest pension...

September 18, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last year's 401(k) fund chart toppers have turned into bottom-feeders, according to new fund data.

September 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rebounding markets lifted the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index 3.4% in August, as gains in long/short equity funds were limited by the impact to...

September 12, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seven of the world's leading investment banks are teaming up to launch TheMarkets.com, a financial information Web site for large institutional clients, including...

September 11, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Towers Perrin study finds that the implementation of HR transactions of the Web has increased two- to threefold in the past...

November 9, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Every year some $400 billion leave retirement plans due to terminations or withdrawals, according to a study by the Spectrem Group.

November 9, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will guarantee a maximum benefit of $3,392.05/month next year.

September 11, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average monthly premium for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 8.3% over the past year, the largest increase since 1993 according to a new...