PLANSPONSOR Magazine
COVER
The IN Five
Plan Sponsor Magazine recognizes the five most
innovative influential interesting inventive intriguing
organizations in retirement services in 1999
Editorial
Editorial
Celebrating Those That Fly Right
When one IBMer urged fellow employees to encourage friends to buy their...
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The Best Laid Plans
Protests by workers convince IBM to adjust the terms of its cash...
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Reunited and it Feels So Good
PBGC detectives match pensioners with long-lost benefits
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A Taste on the Un-COLA
Why former Ohio teachers are still fighting for benefits the state legislature awarded almost 30 years ago
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Rating Retirement Calculators
Participants wondering how to shore up their retirement kitties might appreciate a bit of hands-on help. Here are some ideas
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Pep Rally
Answering the call for a portable defined benefit and an enhanced 401(k) plan meant tapping into Motorola's specialty: communications
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An Ounce of Prevention
Greenwich Associates finds plan sponsors embracing passive investing and seeking greater diversification as they grapple with market uncertainty
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Quick-Change Artists
Bad experiences with its DC recordkeeper and pension consultant prompted Cosmair to switch to a single provider that lowered fees--and more
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The Armchair Travelers
Frequently the investment of choice for sponsors restricted from purchasing non-US shares, ADRs have caught on with other funds as well
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Total Investment Outsourcing
Why more and more mid-size funds are angling to avoid the manager "beauty contest" and other investment-related chores
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A Dip in the DC Pool
Why several public retirement systems now offer a one-time defined contribution election for shorter-term employees
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THE LARGEST EQUITY FUNDS: WHAT RETURN?
Of the largest equity mutual funds, 50 selected funds ranked by the funds' year-to-date return as of 7/31/99
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AIMR Rules: Fund-Friendly?
While many sponsors wish to be AIMR-PPS compliant, the author submits that existing standards do not adequately address the plan sponsor universe