
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
Editorial
Editorial
The Great Divide
The majority of your workforce will not know what to do with...
Editorial
Editorial
The Recordkeeping Paradox
Recordkeepers are entitled to fair compensation for the services they provide-and they...
IMHO
IMHO
Nothing Doing
Why inertia is not necessarily a good thing when it comes to...
UpFront |
Did CalPERS Overstep Its Boundaries?
California's controller files lawsuit over pay hikes fund gave to investment managers
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
(k)Plans |
Net-Based Hybrid
Will personalized stock "Folios" be appropriate for some of your plan participants?
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
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...