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ERISA's rules require that, when selecting and monitoring plan investments, fiduciaries use "the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent man acting...

Part-timers gain health-care benefits at REI

In November, Global Custodian, PLANSPONSOR's sister publication, gave its prestigious Annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Bridge¬water Associates, the Westport, Connecticut-based institutional asset management firm, and to its founder,...

Wearaway, early retirement, and fairness

New class-action lawsuits aimed at revenue-sharing

Each month, Bells & Whistles highlights recent product introductions¬ that plan sponsors may find of interest.

The quest for alpha at an acceptable risk

To annuitize or not to annuitize?

As more companies consider freezing plans, they will likely think about whether outsourcing makes sense

Rethinking asset allocation

Thinking about freezing your pension plan? Here are some questions to ask yourself

Using non-investment alpha to enhance overall returns

How the funding problems of public pension plans differ from private-sector plans—and why some think they should be run more like private plans

Is high yield a victim of its own success?

With pension obligation bonds, success is all in the timing

Alfieri v. Guild Times Pension Plan

DoL unwraps default investment proposal

The PPA and the economy

Three myths about state and local government pension plans

Proposed default investment rules encourage automatic enrollment