PLANSPONSOR Magazine

Attractive valuations and new strategies are giving fresh luster to bonds. Some pension plans, anxious about a jittery, weakened stock market, are taking a fresh look

Concerns about political contributions to public pension trustees by money managers prompt discussion of changes at CALPERS, CALSTERS

In a restructuring, DC is surrendering nearly three-quarters of its pension assets to Uncle Sam. In return, it gets a new start as a fully funded plan

The Supreme Court will decide if workers can sue for age discrimination-even if they took an early retirement package and promised not to sue

Bankrupt airline's retirees, ex-employees take their fight with the PBGC to Congress

Why a hot M&A market for fund providers is no big deal to most DC plan sponsors

Web sites provide performance rankings, online RFPs, and note-comparing capability

The new UK budget abolishes the advance corporation tax credit-and spurs some sponsors to reconsider offering pensions at all

Frank Miller, Benefit plans analysis manager, Shell Oil Company

Intro-Defined Contribution Services Survey, 1997

T. Rowe Price takes top honors in four categories of the Plan Sponsor 1997 Defined Contribution Services Survey

Large corporate 401(k) plans balance the need to turn employees into long-term investors with the urge to protect them from making wrong decisions: A Roundtable with four CIEBA...

Some equity managers concentrate on their best ideas, packing portfolios into as few as 15 stocks

Pension plans pay more attention to risk now, but boards still need to be more involved, study says

Program trading lowers costs and speeds up execution. But developing a strategy is not easy

After the UPS strike, can they be made employer-friendly again?

How benefits fit in when companies rehire downsized or retired workers

Funds with international allocations need dedicated management