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At a time of increasing retiree activism and a
shrinking supply of younger workers, plan sponsors may find
it in their best interests to maintain an active, lifelong
relationship with retirees
Editorial
Plan sponsors' influence over trillions in rollover
assets will confirm their position as central power brokers
in the investment world
UpFront
Circuit court ruling will chill access to an already
endangered benefit, observers say
UpFront
First S&P. Next Ibbotson. Will prohibited
transaction exemptions become the norm in the fast-changing
world of investment advice?
UpFront
How do sponsors feel about the SEC's ruling to end
the selective release of market-sensitive data?
UpFront
Virtual retirement-plan enrollment and online
investment guidance care of TIAA-CREF
UpFront
Temporary county workers in Washington win a
multimillion-dollar settlement over their classification as
contract employees
(k)Plans
Web-site aggregators promise to help your
participants get a handle on all of their finances at
once
Running the Fund
For plan sponsors, getting the best deal on foreign
exchange transactions is no sure thing. But technology and
transparency may be the key.
Total Benefits
Why variable pay is making the grade with more and
more employers
Q/A
Adapt or die. That's the central message for
investment managers
Rules/Regs
Employee activists fret about the Senate Finance
Committee's newest cash balance protections
Game Plan
Silicon Valley startup offers work/life benefits
smorgasbord
Voice
Is your investment manager lying down on the job?
How to tell
The Buzz
Choosing between the two largest equity markets in
the world has been a no-brainer this past decade.
Done Deal
Ironing out the wrinkles in a multi-association
plan
Outtakes
Pat Harrier is group vice president for human
resources and administration at Snyder's Drug Stores, a
Minnetonka, Minnesota-based chain
Outtakes
Who's who in risk management, a Plan Sponsor/EKS
survey
Street Sense
It is interesting to note that two of the most
charismatic chief executives in the investment management
businessState Street Global Advisors' Nicholas Lopardo and
Barclays Global Investors' Patricia Dunnhappen to head the
world's two largest index managers
Web Watch
Where to go for the most comprehensive glossaries of
pension and financial terms
Encore
Retired avionics and quality systems documentation
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At a time of increasing retiree activism and a
shrinking supply of younger workers, plan sponsors may find
it in their best interests to maintain an active, lifelong
relationship with retirees.