Magazine Articles

Table of Contents |September 1999

New and Improved

Commingled real estate funds now boast performance-based fees, enhanced exit strategies and other new attractions
Table of Contents |September 1999

Playing a New Role

The PBGC's handling of the Pan Am case may give the federal pension guarantor a new fiduciary role
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The One-Stop Shop

Plan sponsors using multiple vendors to handle their defined contribution and defined benefit plans may be forfeiting time and money
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Big Changes at Big Blue

IBM's new retiree health strategy is taking criticism, but the company says it beats what the competition offers-nothing at all
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Trickle-Down Effect?

The Supreme Court of Canada has expanded the definition of "spouse" to include same-sex partners. Will it alter the thinking here at home?
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The Role of the DC Advisor

Why a little bit of help can go a long way toward helping sponsors to build and effectively manage their mid-size retirement programs
Table of Contents |July 1999

Florida Fund Considers DC Switch

"Proponents view the proposal as a way to meet the needs of participants who desire more personal freedom"
Table of Contents |July 1999

Bucking the Trend

How Compuware Corporation decided to adopt a bundled approach for its 401(k) and ESOP programs-and ended up saving a bundle.
Table of Contents |July 1999

What Belongs In-House?

These days, larger plan sponsors like Sears find it easier and cheaper to handle part of their benefits administration burden at home
Table of Contents |July 1999

Benchmarking Your 401(k) Plan

TPlan sponsors have often determined the efficiency of their 401(k) plans by looking at cost. A new method looks at value and compares it to like sponsors.
Table of Contents |July 1999

The Equalizer

Ready or not, institutional fund structures and pricing are poised to transform the defined contribution marketplace
Table of Contents |July 1999

It’s Quality of Execution, Stupid!

Growth funds surged ahead of value portfolios as a slow global economy put quashed returns for cyclical companies to the advantage of reliable earnings leaders
Table of Contents |July 1999

Poised on the Hedge

Hedge fund consultants and managers report more requests for information from pension funds, but the going is slow
Table of Contents |July 1999

PBGC: Clarify Hybrid Rules

The increased popularity and prevalence of cash balance plans has the PBGC looking at ways to clarify IRS and ERISA rules affecting these plans
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Proprietary Problems

A lawsuit against First Union will determine whether forcing employees to "shop at the company store" for their 401(k) options is, in fact, illegal
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Escaping Discrimination Tests

SmithKline Beecham has found a way to avoid discrimination testing while retaining an attractive, after-tax investment program for its employees
Table of Contents |July 1999

Solving the Advice Riddle

Nissan Motor Manufacturing finds a solution to the "advice" conundrum, courtesy of SSGA
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The Elder-Care Crisis

With federal programs in distress, escalating long-term health-care costs paint a grim picture for future retirees. What sponsors are doing to help.
Table of Contents |July 1999

HMO Check-Up

What is a plan sponsor to do when an HMO charges too much? Just ask the California Public Employees' Retirement System