PLANSPONSOR Magazine

COVER

Spreading the Risk

Recent volatility may lead some sponsors to consider risk transfer for their pension plans.

UpFront |

Ratio Nulled?

Number of public-plan retirees growing faster than active participants
War Stories |

War Stories – February 2010

We all have them: those front-line experiences that are inevitable when one deals with the variety—and sensitivity—of issues associated with human beings and critical life events. Sometimes those...
Survey Says |

Are You Happier Now?

With 2009 still fresh in everyone’s minds, in mid-January, I asked NewsDash readers, “Do you feel happier/better off than you were at this time last year?” The answers...
Bells & Whistles |

Bells and Whistles – February 2010

Each month, Bells & Whistles highlights recent product introductions that plan sponsors­ may find of interest. More information on these announcements can be found onwww.plansponsor.com . If you...
Feature |

A New Normal

Lessons learned: Transition management changes in the wake of 2008.
Case Sensitive |

Damage Controlled?

Randal E. McCullough v. AEGON USA, Inc., et al., No. 08-1952
Case Sensitive |

An Employer Trade Group’s Perspective

In reaching its ruling in McCullough, the 8th Circuit panel considered, among other materials, a friend-of-the-court brief filed by a trade group representing mostly large employers, the American...
Just out of Reish |

Analyze This

Cost benefit analysis requires a long view.