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- Excerpt: "Perhaps the largest difference is that supervision of the fund managers, or subagents, within each contract is lodged with the annuity vendor rather than with an employer fiduciary. The result, traditionally, has been that 403(b) participants must negotiate a landscape where the line between retail and institutional investing blurs." (PLANSPONSOR.com; |
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- Excerpt: "[T]hese perks -- flexible scheduling, parental leaves and elder-care referrals -- are proving to be precious additions to employer efforts to fix a huge problem: rising health-care costs." (Minneapolis Star-Tribune; one-time registration required) |
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- 3 pages. Excerpt: "Lawsuits contesting the propriety of investing pension plan assets in company stock continue to be filed across the country. Many of the previously-filed lawsuits that we have discussed in prior reports are still pending. However, settlements have been reached in a number of cases – including a partial settlement in the closely watched Enron lawsuit – and two circuit courts recently ruled on claims that are typically advanced in employer stock cases. |
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- 3 pages. Participating: American Benefits Council; American Society of Pension Actuaries; College and University Professional Association for Human Resources; |
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- Excerpt: "The Roman Catholic Church in Massachusetts is considering firing gay employees who marry their same-sex partners in the only American state where such unions are legal, a church official said on Thursday." (Reuters via Yahoo! News) |
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- Excerpt: "International Business Machines Corp. lobbyists, possibly with the aid of Treasury Department officials, illegally altered an internal Treasury document during a debate on pension policy last fall, the Treasury's acting inspector general has concluded.... The document in question was a list of 'talking points' in opposition to an amendment that Rep. Bernard Sanders (I-Vt. |
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- Excerpt: "Assembly Democrats backed down Thursday from sending a controversial pension bill to the Senate, clearing the way for a debate about the bill before the pensions go into effect on July 1." (Sacramento Bee) |
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- Excerpt: "Traditional pension plans are increasingly underfunded; on the other hand, most people don't have pensions at all. All this could amount to a slow motion crisis as baby boomers head into retirement." (Forbes. |
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- Excerpt: "More than 1,000 underfunded pension plans reported a total shortfall of $278.6 billion in 2003, a 9 percent drop from the previous year, based on the latest government filings." (AP via Washington Post; one-time registration required) |
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- Meritline offers its 1.8-inch USB 2.0 enclosure for $14.95, $5 off, via coupon code " |
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- Several air conditioners and dehumidifiers are on sale at BestBuy.com, and all ship for free. Notable models include the Haier 5,000 BTU Air...(more) |
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- The Oregon Scientific BAR112HG Weather Forecaster fell to $28.99 at Amazon.com. With free shipping, it's the lowest total price we've seen. Features... |
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- Meritline offers its 1.8-inch USB 2.0 enclosure for $14.95, $5 off, via coupon code " |
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- One of the death row inmates pardoned last year by former Governor George Ryan is facing drug charges for the second time in five months. |
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- Mit neuem Produktnamen und einer großangelegten Vertriebsoffensive baut GLS Germany derzeit verstärkt [...] |
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- 'Fix a troubled Mac' v1.4.0 - a Macintosh troubleshooting PDF book has been updated and is available to evaluate or purchase. The emphasis on this book is fixing, troubleshooting and resolving problems through knowledge. 'Fix a troubled Mac' is written for intermediate to advanced Mac users and aimed at creative studio and production environments and for anyone that is looking after 5-50 macs. |
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- Kaksi Ruotsissa pidätettyä indonesialaisen GAM-separatistijärjest&ou jäsentä |
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- Helsingin ja Uudenmaan sairaanhoitopiiri Husin tutkimusrahojen väärinkäytt&oum ovat siirtyneet syyteharkintaan. Syytteiden nostamisesta pä |
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- Eine Freundin von mir hatte in London studiert und deshalb eine Prepaid-Karte von Vodaphone gekauft. Die wird jetzt im ganzen Bekanntenkreis durchgereicht, wenn jemand nach England fährt. Die funktioniert in jedem Telefon ohne Sim-Lock und Einheiten kriegst Du an jeder Ecke (Telefonläden und Elektronik-Märkte). Also alles wie bei uns. Ich weiß allerdings nichts über die Tarife, außer dass 10 Pfund schnell alle waren. |
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- When are we going to say "NO" to the ACLU?? The day is not far off when some sorry sack... |
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- Forum: Företagande Skapad av: Staffars Skapades: 2004-06-18 kl 14:47 |
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- Forum: Allmänt om Mac Skapad av: Mattias Hedman Skapades: 2004-06-18 kl 14:44 |
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- The lawyer for fugitive Marco Morales says his client will meet today in Mexico with three investigators from Chicago's inspector general's office. |
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- Author: MattM Date: 19 Jun 2004 Replies: 2 |
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Hee hee (Jun 18 2004 14:57 GMT) - Someone at the DNC has one heck of a sense of humor. Case in point? Check out this item from Tim Blair.... |
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- The intifada has ended The Intifada is over. The Palestinians lost. Israel won, but at a bitter price. Charles Krauthammer is not the first to pronounce the second intifada over, but he does it convincingly. The weapons that succeeded: |
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- Ekki eins og við séum að veifa fánum heldur er stærsta neðanjarðarrokkhátíð sem nokkurntímann hefur verið haldin á Íslandi, ... |
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- Gov. Rod Blagojevich has hinted that he will make sweeping changes to the Illinois Gaming Board when the terms of two members expire next month. |
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- I have an awesome set of beer glasses with all the released cannibal corpsealbums on it m/I have thought of selling them if someone is interested I will send pics soon Keep headbanging!!!/obituary |
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