PLANSPONSOR Magazine
COVER
Taming the New Beast
Manager M&A activity has created a windfall for
stakeholders while boosting acquirers’ sales and distribution
capabilities. But is there anything in it for plan sponsors
besides more headaches?
Feature
Feature
Who’s Got The Best Perks?
Is the competition putting your benefits package to shame?
(k)Plans
(k)Plans
Auto-Enrollment: It Works, But…
Will the ranks of auto-enrollment fans increase with encouragement from the Treasury...
Asset Mix
Asset Mix
Gaining a Narrow Perspective
Are concentrated portfolios an effective hedge against a market correction?
Running the Fund |
No End to Publics’ Improvement
State and local government plans' funding ratios and investment returns continue to reflect the equities boom, the latest data find
Total Benefits |
Krispy Kreme’s Not-So-Secret Recipe: E-Learning
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation is best known for its "hot original glazed doughnuts" and its "Hot Doughnuts Now" neon signs, whose glow tells customers that fresh, hot, doughnuts...
Voice |
A Better Plan for Alaska?
Even public funds are climbing on the cash balance bandwagonhere's why
Outtakes |
Looking Inside Securities Lending
Will large plan sponsors look to bring securities lending in-house?
Outtakes |
Pensions Boost No Flash in the Pan
Trend will continue into 2000, says accounting journal
Outtakes |
No To HMO Lawsuits in Federal Court
How will managed care's Supreme Court victory pan out for plan sponsors?
Outtakes |
Suits Against Nonfiduciaries Okayed
Attorneys say the Supreme Court ruling invites litigation against all sorts of plan providers
Outtakes |
Is the Bubble About to Burst?
KPMG respondents see dampened US equity returns through 2004
Outtakes |
Car Lot Attendant Parks Half a Million
Earl Crawley, a 64-year-old African-American parking lot attendant from Baltimore, has never earned more than $25,000 a year. But he has amassed half a million dollars in assets...
Participant Roundtable |
Rethinking Real Asset Exposure
Inflation and inflationary expectations pose substantial dangers to traditional financial assets.
Table of Contents |
What’s Wrong With ERISA?
Benefits calculations protected by federal law are flat-out unfair, says Lang