Social Security
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Bush Refuses To Show Social Security Hand
By Allison BellPresident Bush emphasized today during his last press conference of the year that he wants Social Security reform efforts to protect the benefits of ...
December 08, 2004
Bill Puts Annuities At Social Security Reform TableNew Senate legislation could reduce the tax on lifetime annuity income by 50%.[@@]The bill, which will be reintroduced in the next Congress in January ...
November 09, 2004
Survey: Few Workers Feel Financially Prepared To RetireNU Online News Service, Nov. 9, 2004, 5:05 p.m. ESTRetirees seem to be a lot more confident about federal retirement programs than working Americans ...
November 09, 2004
Tool Helps Employers Explain BenefitsNU Online News Service, Nov. 9, 2004, 11:18 a.m. ESTEasy Benefit Statements L.L.C., Greensboro, N.C., has introduced a new benefit statement software package.[@@]The package ...
November 05, 2004
Spitzer Probe Fallout Surfaces In Pru, Hartford FilingsPrudential Financial Inc., Newark, N.J., says regulators are asking it for information about some of its business practices.[@@]New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, ...
October 26, 2004
HSBC Beefs Up Custody and Banking ServicesLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--HSBC Securities Services hired Cecilia Paddington as head of custody and banking services, effective Oct. 24. According to a statement from the firm, Ms. Paddington will join HSBC's European management team, overseeing global custody proposition, securities lending, foreign exchange and cash management. Previously Ms. Paddington worked at J.P. Morgan...
October 20, 2004
Too Much NoiseI dont know about you, but Nov. 2 cant come fast enough. My political persuasion is not a secret, so its not that Im not ...
October 13, 2004
Debate Shines Spotlight On Benefits IssuesPresident Bush and Sen. John Kerry sparred Wednesday over the role the federal government should play in expanding access to health coverage and protecting ...