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March 1996


March 1996 Issue








ALSO INSIDE



Editorial

Editorial Comment: Non-Starter

Editorial Comment: Non-Starter

Feature

Better Pay, Tougher Job: Plan Sponsor 1996 Compensation Survey

Pension and endowment executives were better paid in 1995 than the year before. But their job has become more complex and difficult, as cost-cutting becomes a higher priority for employers.

Running the Fund

Plan Sponosor March 1996: TWA faces pension fund concerns

TWA Pilots DAP/40 1(k) Plan Trust

Portrait of Retiree

Portrait of a Retiree: Russell Parkinson

Balloonist and retired military historian

Table of Contents

What's in a Name?

Employers and employees alike are questioning large mutual fund complexes' investment management fees. And while the big funds still enjoy a host of advantages, low-cost rivals are now appearing to challenge them.

Wandering the Web

A world wide web site is the latest fashion for defined contribution plan providers. For sponsors and participants, these sites promise everything from price updates to educational materials to- soon- online account transfers.

The Pendulum Swings Back

Plans use fewer managers, demand more service, lower fees

Securities Lending: Who Did What to Whom?

Who did what to whom?

Secular Shift?

Last year's rally in large-cap stocks is drawing more cash to index funds.

Prudent Investors, or Extortionists?

When OMERS and Ontario Ontario Hydro blocked a big media buyout, they provoked a tongue-lashing about public pension plans' growing power.

Port-a-Pension

Dow Chemical joins the move to accruing pension benefits more evenly

In-Sourcing

Optical scanners help LA City fund to keep the recordkeeping function in-house

Goodbye to the Exclusive Deal

Bundled providers add other fund families to their mix

Global Portfolios: Funds Consider for Cost Containment, Higher Returns

Global Portfolios: Funds Consider for Cost Containment, Higher Returns

Four Quadrant Investing

Why an allocation strategy for real estate has not caught on

Focusing on Execution Costs

Plans demand more detailed analyses of brokers' fees

Employee to Consultant

Why the IRS is cracking down on employee reclassification

Connecticut's Online Portfolio

The state will post information about its pension portfolio on the World Wide Web.

Available on all Channels

Vanguard and Fidelity started out with electronic sites on commercial services like AOL. But after expanding onto the Web, they still find that many participants prefer the commercial sites.

A Battle of the Injured

GIC holders are pitted against annuitants in the latest battle over what is left of failed Canadian insurer Confederation Life.
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