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NEWS ARCHIVE Stories Published Between 10/1/2003 And 1/1/2004
12/31/2003	New Year, New Schwab
12/30/2003	Ex-mPower head lands at FIRSCO
12/30/2003	401(k) Company Announces New Client
12/29/2003	New York State Might Benefit From DC Plans
12/29/2003	CitiStreet Wins New Mandate
12/24/2003	West Coast Trust Firm Seeks CEO
12/23/2003	Principal Finds More Timing
12/23/2003	Putnam Strategist Retires
12/23/2003	Father of the 401k To Head New TPA
12/22/2003	401kSearches Reported This Week
12/22/2003	TPA Intros New Administration Tool
12/22/2003	New Tool To Help Fiduciaires Pick Funds
12/19/2003	ERSA Fight is Coming Back
12/19/2003	The Times Is Paying Attention To The Industry
12/19/2003	Security Trust Will Sell Its Assets
12/19/2003	401k Searches Reported This Week
12/18/2003	Security Trust Case Brought to Grand Jury
12/18/2003	Putnam Adds Feature To Its K-Plan Product
12/18/2003	BISYS Lands Indy-K Client
12/18/2003	Co. Revs Up Its Retirement Plan Product
12/17/2003	Large Plan Sponsor Considering RK Change
12/17/2003	Putnam Plan Sponsor Chief is Axed
12/17/2003	NYLIM Retirement Plan Services Gives Sponsors A Hand
12/16/2003	Wells Fargo Sets Its Sights On The Small K Market
12/16/2003	Schwab: The Match is Back
12/16/2003	Sungard Pumps Up Recordkeeping Platform
12/16/2003	Tennessee Sponsor Delays 401k Implementation
12/16/2003	Vanguard Helps Parts Take a Step
12/16/2003	Calpers Hesitates to Pull Trigger on Alliance
12/15/2003	Creator of Roth 401k Dies
12/15/2003	T. Rowe Adds Four More Funds
12/15/2003	Participants Dig SDBAs
12/15/2003	Fragrance Company Taps Mass.-based Recordkeeper
12/15/2003	Recordkeeper Hires New Talent
12/15/2003	Pension Plan Places Invesco, MFS on Watch
12/15/2003	Janus Affiliate Wins Pension Mandate
12/12/2003	AUL Seeks 401k Chief
12/12/2003	Thornburg Taps 401k Sales Specialist
12/12/2003	Manulife Drops Two Troubled Fund Firms From Roster
12/12/2003	401k Searches Reported This Week
12/12/2003	Retirement Sales Pros Get Prospecting Tool
12/11/2003	Participant Loses Suit Over Dropped Options
12/11/2003	MassMutual Adds Some Mo
12/11/2003	Minnesota Life Loses Counsel
12/11/2003	Nationwide COO to Retire
12/10/2003	Sponsors Raise Their Concerns About Fund Scandals
12/10/2003	Lawyers for Accused STC Execs Prepare to Fight in Court
12/10/2003	PR Firm Lands New Clients
12/9/2003	Sponsors Seek More Info on How Fund Scandals Effect Them
12/9/2003	Security Trust Exec Pleads Guilty
12/9/2003	Global Crossing Participants Still Waiting on $25 Million
12/8/2003	A New Type of DC Plan May Give 401k Competition
12/8/2003	Putnam Fires Troublemaking Plan
12/5/2003	Sponsors Deliver Christmas Gifts as Search Activity Jumps
12/5/2003	Citi Pension Head to Retire
12/5/2003	What Does A Sale by Strong Mean to 401k Clients?
12/5/2003	401k Searches Reported This Week
12/4/2003	Trust Co. Announces New Director
12/4/2003	TPA Says STC Not To Blame
12/3/2003	Upcoming Seminar To Address Market Concerns
12/3/2003	CORRECTION: Not with Security Trust After All
12/3/2003	Securian Pulls Off Successful Conversion of Pan-Am Block
12/3/2003	Survey Finds K Plans More Popular Than Ever
12/2/2003	401k Industry Lobbies the SEC ...
12/2/2003	Sungard Exec Joins Pyramid
12/1/2003	Hartford - CNA: No Deal Here
12/1/2003	401k Searches Reported This Week
12/1/2003	Advisors: A Force To Be Reckoned With
11/26/2003	STC TPAs Face Hurdles
11/25/2003	Spitzer Relied on STC Sales VP for Info
11/25/2003	Charges Coming Against Security Trust
11/24/2003	No More PINs
11/24/2003	Bill Clarifies Rules Covering Tribal Plans
11/24/2003	Retail Giant Dumps Putnam
11/21/2003	Ameritrade Signs on Texas Provider for SBDAs
11/21/2003	Who Has Already Dumped Putnam?
11/21/2003	401k Searches Reported This Week
11/20/2003	Two Well-Known Firms Dump Putnam
11/19/2003	Great-West Picks Up 649 Plans in Deal
11/19/2003	New Jersey Sponsor Drops Putnam Funds
11/19/2003	Bisys Goes to Market
11/19/2003	Bisys Launches New Plan Tool
11/19/2003	Delaware VP Leaves
11/19/2003	SEC Sets D-Day for Consideration of Late Trading
11/18/2003	Janus and Putnam are Booted from DC Platform
11/18/2003	No Cash Balance in 2004
11/18/2003	Income Annuities for Rollovers?
11/18/2003	Administrators Voice Opposition to Hard Close
11/18/2003	401Konnect Teams Up With Marketing Firm
11/18/2003	Fund Scandals Up Standards of Sponsor
11/17/2003	Cigna Reveals ID of Retirement Unit Buyer
11/17/2003	T. Rowe Adds to R-Shares
11/14/2003	Putnam Facing 16 Suits
11/14/2003	401k Searches Reported This Week
11/14/2003	New Fund Seeks 401K Investors
11/14/2003	T. Rowe Takes Financial Planning To A New Level
11/13/2003	ING Lauches New Asset Senstive K-Plan Product
11/13/2003	R-Share Seller Tries New Approach
11/13/2003	Cigna CEO Keeps Mum on Deal
11/12/2003	Nevada and Cigna Dump Putnam
11/12/2003	EmPlanet VP Lands at MetLife
11/12/2003	Bank Intros IRA Rollover Product
11/11/2003	New And Improved Book On Selling Plans
11/11/2003	Florida Administrator Rolls Out Planning Tool
11/11/2003	Deal Sends WFRPS to New Parent
11/11/2003	Cincinnati Fund Shuts Down One Of Its Own
11/10/2003	Pioneer Investments Profile
11/10/2003	Boston Vendor Drops Proprietary Product
11/10/2003	Advice Givers Mull Reactions to Fund Scandals
11/10/2003	Tool Promises to Boost Deferrals
11/7/2003	401k Searches Reported This Week
11/7/2003	More Bad News At Security Trust
11/7/2003	401k Company Drops Micro Market Clients
11/6/2003	CPA Names Officer Heading 401k Audits
11/6/2003	Decimal Beefs Up Sales Team
11/6/2003	Fund Firm Gives Security Trust Co. Bad News
11/6/2003	ADP Taps Industry Vet To Head TPA Program
11/5/2003	Nevada Puts Putnam in Penalty Box
11/5/2003	401k Administrators Have Little Time to Weigh in on Rules
11/5/2003	Angelides Tells Calpers and Calstrs Putnam Should be Fired
11/5/2003	Bisys Introduces New Search Tool
11/5/2003	Janus Dumped by Rocky Mountain 401k
11/5/2003	MassMutual Vitalizes Plan for Garden State Sponsor
11/4/2003	Emplanet CEO Starts Fresh At TD Waterhouse
11/4/2003	Security Trust Downsizes
11/4/2003	Security Trust in Sights of Spitzer
11/3/2003	Ex-Kemper/Scudder Retirement Head Lands At Manulife
11/3/2003	Market Leaders, Followers and Rule Beakers
10/31/2003	More Putnam Clients Walk Away
10/31/2003	The 401K Co. Seals a Deal
10/31/2003	Putnam Clients Head for the Exits
10/31/2003	Employees Still Unsure About Retirement Options
10/31/2003	PSCA Names New Board Members
10/30/2003	401k Players Fight Against New Trade Deadlines
10/30/2003	Conference Puts Advisors' Needs In Focus
10/30/2003	Airline 401k Crashes
10/29/2003	Decimal: Rewards For Tips
10/29/2003	Sponsors Taking The Initiative On Timing
10/29/2003	West Coast Bundler Taps National Sales Manager
10/28/2003	Health Care Provider Taps CitiStreet
10/28/2003	Manulife Reports Double-Digit Growth
10/27/2003	Ex-ADP Exec Lands At Bowne
10/27/2003	LIMRA IDs Retirement Market as Key
10/27/2003	Principal Announces New Agreement
10/27/2003	Boehner Sets Hearing
10/27/2003	Cigna Sale Still Two Weeks Away
10/24/2003	Ex-Scudder Chief Lands
10/24/2003	Searches Reported this Week
10/24/2003	Putnam Facing Class Actions
10/23/2003	A Case of He Said, It Said
10/23/2003	Conference Will Explore Fiduciary Issues
10/23/2003	Software Maker Launches Distribution Tool
10/22/2003	TPAs To Get Another ASP Choice
10/22/2003	MassMutual Lands Combo DB-DC Bid
10/21/2003	Strong Tacks With New Advice Service
10/21/2003	Carolina Firm Promises Sales Leads
10/21/2003	Bundled Vendor to Support New Comparability Plans
10/21/2003	Consultant Opens NC Office
10/21/2003	TSP Issues RFI for New Funds
10/20/2003	Alliance Bernstein Sets Sail with SoloK
10/20/2003	PlanSponsor Exec Jumps Ship
10/20/2003	Guardian Launches Fingerprint Product
10/20/2003	Lonestar State Dumps Janus
10/17/2003	NDCC Meeting is Back
10/17/2003	Searches Reported This Week
10/16/2003	MassMutual Snags Sheridan
10/16/2003	Do the Cubs Face the Hewitt Curse?
10/15/2003	TransAmerica Looks To The Future
10/15/2003	Bisys Hit Snag With Conversions
10/15/2003	CBIZ Adds Wealth Planning Tool
10/15/2003	Sponsor Offers to Repurchase Stock at Old Prices
10/14/2003	Consultant Brings Affiliate Back Home
10/14/2003	Citistreet Picks Up Bargain Plan
10/14/2003	Another R Share Family Debuts
10/14/2003	Provider Helps Sponsors be Fiduciaries
10/13/2003	Illinois Sponsors Bundles Up
10/9/2003	MassMutual Promotes Slodden
10/9/2003	Participants Returning to Stocks
10/9/2003	Consultant Adds Two VPs
10/9/2003	Ohio Sponsor Molds New Plan
10/9/2003	ADP Fills Marketing Post
10/8/2003	New STC CEO Keeps Old Job
10/8/2003	North Dakota Trust Firm Adds Guidance
10/8/2003	Cali Consultant Adds MDs
10/8/2003	House Passes 30-Year Stand-In Bill
10/8/2003	Bay State Will Hire Search Firm to Find Pension Chief
10/8/2003	AERS Explains Why Health Care Costs More
10/7/2003	Banco Popular Focusing on Advisors
10/7/2003	Publisher Wins $20 Million from Legg Mason
10/7/2003	Lord Abbett Emphasizes Low Cost
10/7/2003	Seeger Out at STC
10/6/2003	Intermediaries Cut Both Ways
10/6/2003	Is it Time to Reap?
10/6/2003	Recordkeeper Role Not Fiduciary in Enron Case
10/6/2003	Weddle Declines Mass Pension Post
10/3/2003	Pru Likely Buyer for Cigna Says Report
10/3/2003	Senate Intros Advice Bill
10/2/2003	Principal is a 401(k) Shopper
10/2/2003	NFP Adds New 401k Partner
10/2/2003	Are Trustees on the Hook?
10/1/2003	Public Plan Provider Offers Planning
10/1/2003	Educator Taps Marketing Expertise
10/1/2003	Changes Continue at Mellon

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