PLANSPONSOR Magazine

COVER

Survival Of The Fittest

The year 2000 certainly put defined contribution
recordkeepers, plan sponsors and, most of all, participants
to the test

UpFront |

ERISA Rules!

The US Supreme Court finds that the federal pension statute takes precedence in deciding who receives a deceased worker's pension and insurance
UpFront |

Actuarial Deficit

LACERA claims a 20-year actuarial miscalculation cost it more than $2 billion in lost contributions
UpFront |

Lose Some

Claims that Unisys broke promises to retirees over medical benefits will be heard in federal court
UpFront |

Win Some…

Unisys Master Trust wins a significant victory in court against John Hancock
(k)Plans |

Net-Based Hybrid

Will personalized stock "Folios" be appropriate for some of your plan participants?
(k)Plans |

Opening The Window

Self-directed brokerage accounts catch on with more employers
Running the Fund |

The PEORP Pact

To bundle or unbundle? Florida's innovative compromise on how to structure its new defined contribution plan
Total Benefits |

Hip To HIPAA

Newest nondiscrimination rules usher in a new set of compliance standards for health and wellness plans
Total Benefits |

The Case For Child Care

Finding a formula to improve tax credits for employers that offer child-care facilities and services
Q/A |

Bond Guru

Until people really start saving, the Fed will not be able to manufacture an economic turnaround, says PIMCO's fixed-income prodigy
Rules/Regs |

Reversal Of Fortune

PBGC status as fiduciary in Pan Am case will be reviewed by New York's highest court
Game Plan |

Designing Woman

DK lends its pared-down fashion sense to (k) plan materials
Voice |

Undivided Loyalty

Are your consultants and money managers compromising your plan's integrity?
The Buzz |

Rocket Man

Wilshire Associates founder Dennis Tito may have more of a stomach for the investment business than he does for space travel-however much he loved venturing "where no [business]man...
Done Deal |

From Hands-On To Hands-Off

Looking for a better risk-reward tradeoff and better processes, a utility adopts a manager-of-managers program
Black Box |

Enhanced Indexing

Scientific investing moves away from its benchmark only when research demonstrates that the additional returns justify the added risk
Street Sense |

Plane Speak

For 13 years, Nick Lopardo has been at the helm of State Street Global Advisors' enviable growth. Now what?
Web Watch |

Investment Primer

Market turbulence provides plan sponsors with a distinctive opportunity to educate participants on saving for the future and on the basics of investing
Table of Contents |

The PBGC – Friend or Foe

A look at the way plans deal - or avoid dealing - with the PBGC when merging with other plans and the effort by the PBGC to reach...
Table of Contents |

Headache For Retiree Health Care

Legislation, regulation, and more litigation are three of the options that plan sponsor advocates are considering in the wake of the US Supreme Court's recent decision not to...