Magazine Articles

When employees get involved, do plan sponsors save?

The new Medicare law helps employers with retiree health-care costs, but many still are rethinking how their plans are set up

Benchmarking is not just for the asset side of the pension balance sheet

Plan execs' compensation rose last year, but strapped employers are reining in bonuses and fighting turnover

The US appears likely to get started this year on a project that will revamp pension accounting—and lay bare your plan's finances

A preview of our April issue.

The following charts appeared in the December, 2003 issue of PLANSPONSOR.

Only a handful should ever manage pension assets. Here's why.

Big business is demonstrating less opposition to shareholder resolutions, even as initiatives multiply

In 2003, plan sponsors hoped, planned, and "dug deep" to close the pension funding gap

The mutual fund scandals could push more 401(k) sponsors to opt for unbundled, rather than proprietary, offerings

So-called "core-plus" has added value for plan sponsors—but how and when the plus is accomplished matters

"New" tactical asset allocation is finding favor as a hedge fund alternative

Bush Administration renews cash balance fight

Personal touch primes participation push

The high cost of low integrity

After two years at the helm of the nation's private pension insurer, Steve Kandarian heads for home

Retired theatrical set designer, 77

BlackRock's ambitions lure Treasury's Fisher

Former ExxonMobil benefits manager, 68