Table of Contents |February 1998
Multiemployer Pension Plans
Why preserve multiemployer plans? Workers get pensions organized for today's and tomorrow's needs
Magazine Articles
Table of Contents |January 1998
Relief for Whom?
Interesting how Washington's best efforts to enhance the private pension system always seem to shortchange those who need help the most.
Table of Contents |January 1998
Penalty Declined
The DoL's Berg endorses the concept of a voluntary fiduciary correction program for ERISA plan sponsors, but warns of legislative hurdles
Table of Contents |January 1998
Uniform State Law for Public Pensions
The proposed uniform law for public pension plans is now ready for the states to consider. But in some ways it is more stringent than ERISA
Table of Contents |January 1998
Challenging ERISA’s Reach
Can ERISA plans appeal local tax assessments to a federal court? A recent case involving the IBM plan and Chase, its trustee, complicates the issue
Table of Contents |January 1998
Higher Full Funding Limit for Defined Benefit Plans
Relief for defined benefit plans
Table of Contents |January 1998
A New Way to Trade
Plan sponsors, money managers expand their use of off-exchange trading networks
Table of Contents |January 1998
Taxpayer Relief Act: Roth IRA and lower capital gains tax
Changes may prompt some participants to save outside plans
Table of Contents |January 1998
Pulling Down The Walls
An EU green paper suggests ways for Europe to reduce barriers for multinational pensions
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Advice For Sale
Advisory letter to TCW opens the door for plan providers to offer investment advice
Table of Contents |January 1998
403(b) Crackdown By The IRS
IRS voluntary compliance program pushes non-profits to take a new look at their pros and cons
Table of Contents |January 1998
Providers’ 401(k) fees are unfair
How to keep providers away from the retirement savings cookie jar
Table of Contents |January 1998
Hitting Their Stride
Money managers in most categories beat their benchmarks in the third quarter. But knowing how much risk they incurred to do so requires a closer look
Table of Contents |January 1998
Portrait of a Retiree: William Altman
Retired advertising executive (and pension plan administrator), 69
Table of Contents |November 1997
Narrow Focus
Some equity managers concentrate on their best ideas, packing portfolios into as few as 15 stocks
Table of Contents |November 1997
Managing Risk
Pension plans pay more attention to risk now, but boards still need to be more involved, study says
Table of Contents |November 1997
Basket Cases
Program trading lowers costs and speeds up execution. But developing a strategy is not easy