Magazine Articles
Table of Contents |October 1998
Another Ounce of Prevention
California lawmakers have approved legislation designed to stamp out influence peddling at public funds
Table of Contents |October 1998
Sizing Up Vendor Relationships
Seeking an accurate measure of your outsourcer's effectiveness? Make sure to consider your vendor management style, as well
Table of Contents |October 1998
Leak-Proofing Your Plan
Loan provisions increase 401(k) participation and contributions. But is "leakage" ruining your best-laid plans?
Table of Contents |October 1998
Bermuda’s Retiree Health Care
The IRS has given the high sign to a process that lets employers self-insure retiree health liabilities--and profit from the experience
Table of Contents |October 1998
Not Built On Social Security Alone
Debate over Social Security reform must include employer retirement plans
Table of Contents |September 1998
The Young and the Vestless
With defined benefits harder to come by, Young Americans need Social Security
Table of Contents |September 1998
Lean On Me
Downsizing and increasing competition mean plan sponsors need more from consultants
Table of Contents |September 1998
M&A’s Impact on DC Plans
This Strategic Focus is part of a continuing series examining issues that affect defined contribution and defined benefit plan design.
Table of Contents |September 1998
Is There Life After REITS?
Dutch Pension Fund PGGM infuses cash into Cornerstone REIT to finance acquisition of William Wilson & Associates
Table of Contents |September 1998
Bye, Bye Mickey
Texas board washes its hands of Disney stock--and opens Pandora's Box
Table of Contents |September 1998
Flirting With The Bull
Plan sponsor reps say the PBGC needs to put more into stocks--so it can afford to charge a lower premium
Table of Contents |September 1998
There Goes The Neighborhood
More public pension plans are seen investing in local, low-income mortgages as insurance options improve
Table of Contents |September 1998
The Hard Facts on Soft Dollars
As the SEC and DoL contemplate disciplining the soft dollar, plan sponsors are taking care of the problem their own
Table of Contents |September 1998
To Err Is Human
The Internal Revenue Services has slashed penalties for pension plan gaffes under its brand-new and "audit-free" self-correction program
Table of Contents |September 1998
Auto-Enrollment’s Green Light
IRS gives the nod to a participation-boosting practice
Table of Contents |September 1998
Blue Collars Take Charge
Previously leery, Taft-Hartley trustees are slowly embracing defined contribution plans with individually-directed investments
Table of Contents |September 1998
Corporate America Cares
Socially conscious mutual funds resonate with Morningstar employees
Table of Contents |September 1998
Following FASB
Why international benefit accounting standards may soon look more like the ones here at home
Table of Contents |September 1998
From New Deal to Raw Deal
Why Uncle Sam should not become the largest single investor in corporate America