Magazine Articles

Bundled DB and DC administration outsourcing is becoming a better deal for sponsors

Managed accounts emerge as a solution for participants intimidated by investment choices

Tomorrow's indices offer more than mere benchmarks, generating needed liquidity while keeping the pressure on active managers and funds of funds

Tomorrow's advice will be multichanneled, automated, integrated—but will it be used?

Paperless processing dominates the future

Employer involvement can make a difference with college savings plans—but will it?

Pension management complexities presage a boom in investment outsourcing

Spotlight shines on savings vehicles as more plans force employees to pick up tab

Practice draws scrutiny, little fire—but that could change

So-called "alternative" investments go mainstream

Transition management evolves beyond the single-event mindset

New regulations could dampen enthusiasm for deferred compensation programs

Introduction

Call for more services, integration, information—faster

A more holistic focus on entitywide risk impact, not just the pension plan

It may be painful, but trends favor a closer match between asset mix and liabilities

Fewer providers, more complex information delivery

Drawn by the big bucks involved, providers are offering lots of new investment options to nonqualified plans

to Ensure the Financial Solvency of the Social Security System for the Next Generation

A plan sponsor's view