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
Magazine Articles
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
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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
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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
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Auto-Enrollment’s Green Light
IRS gives the nod to a participation-boosting practice
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Blue Collars Take Charge
Previously leery, Taft-Hartley trustees are slowly embracing defined contribution plans with individually-directed investments
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Corporate America Cares
Socially conscious mutual funds resonate with Morningstar employees
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Following FASB
Why international benefit accounting standards may soon look more like the ones here at home
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From New Deal to Raw Deal
Why Uncle Sam should not become the largest single investor in corporate America
Table of Contents |July 1998
Misinformation About Pension Plans a Small Business Problem
A new poll of small employers finds that workers are not the only ones with enormous gaps in retirement plan intelligence
Table of Contents |July 1998
Q&A with David J. Hsieh, Duke University
In some of the first systematic research on hedge fund performance, an academic shows they can be used to provide downside protection or replicate bond funds
Table of Contents |July 1998
Disability Coverage for Professional Sports Players
Football players have retirement disability needs like no other professionals. Here is how the NFL provides for disabled ex-pros
Table of Contents |July 1998
Survey of Technology Solutions and Service Providers
Pension officers want better risk management tools, and closer links with their money managers via the internet. Technology vendors are busily creating and upgrading their products to fill...
Table of Contents |July 1998
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Round Table
Executives from Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management interviewed for the Round Table include (left to right): Ruth Hughes-Guden, head of defined contribution; Marna C. Whittington, chief operating...
Table of Contents |July 1998
Uniform Public Pension Law Could Discourage Social Investing
The proposed uniform law for public pension plans could severely discourage them from using social investing guidelines, a researcher says
Table of Contents |July 1998
Pension Funds Prefer Public Infrastructure Investment to Private Equity
Pension funds and endowments shun private equity infrastructure funds-but love funds that buy the same projects once they go public
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Pensions Increase Investments In Senior Citizen Housing
With rising returns and an aging population, a host of investment vehicles are scrambling to place pension money in assisted living facilities
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List Of Off-The-Shelf- Products To Monitor Manager Compliance
Complex investment guidelines demand technology to monitor manager compliance. But so far, only a handful of off-the-shelf products exist
Table of Contents |July 1998
Who Is A Fiduciary?
The lines of fiduciary responsibility blur as employers move benefits administration to outside vendors. Here's how to protect yourself