Rules/Regs |May 1997
Taking Credit
Clinton highlights PBGC's improved fiscal health at a press conference. Meanwhile, a missing participants program announces its first successes.
Magazine Articles
Letter of the Law |May 1997
Prevailing Wage Law Does Not Yield to ERISA
The Supreme Court's Dillingham decision confirms new willingness to moderate the federal pension statute's sway over state laws.
Portrait of Retiree |May 1997
Portrait of a Retiree: James Carter
Retired park caretaker, City of Winter Park, Florida, 77
Table of Contents |May 1997
A “Space Oddity” in the Bond Market
Intrigued by the new wave of asset-backed securities offerings? Rock idol David Bowie may have just the deal for you.
Table of Contents |May 1997
If You Build It, They Will Come
An innovative pension obligation bond helps cash-strapped Oakland cut pension payments by $40 million and refurbish a stadium for the Raiders.
Table of Contents |May 1997
If You Build It, They Will Come
An innovative pension obligation bond helps cash-strapped Oakland cut pension payments by $40 million and refurbish a stadium for the Raiders.
Table of Contents |May 1997
Plan Sponsor 1997 Defined Contribution Survey: Looking for the Next Level
Lagging compensation and shrinking staffs for pension execs make the grass greener in money management and consulting. Could defections to related fields bedraining pensions of their best and...
Table of Contents |May 1997
Career Opportunities
Benefits outsourcing is creating a new breed of "displaced managers." Some are finding better paying positions with outsourcing providers.
Table of Contents |May 1997
Hand in Hand: Phase Two for Alliances
Searching for ways to further differentiate themselves, multi-provider defined contribution alliances are refining their basic services and even delving into total benefits outsourcing.
Table of Contents |May 1997
Plan Sponsor May 1997: Alliance Directory
Plan Sponsor May 1997: Alliance Directory
Table of Contents |May 1997
DB Manager of 1997: Michael Hyland, Salomon Brothers Asset Management
Plan Sponsor's Defined Benefit Manager of the Year award recognizes achievement that sets a manager apart from its peers.
Table of Contents |May 1997
“Misfit Risk”
Using completeness funds to rebalance styles in an equity portfolio-without firing managers
Table of Contents |May 1997
Euroshareholder Revolt
Corporate governance issues gain prominence, as local investors lead the way
Table of Contents |May 1997
Pension Driven Deal
How merging with a failing company took Keystone off the PBGC's hit list
Table of Contents |May 1997
Look Out, Northern Land
A new push to raise foreign investment limits is on, spurred by a pension crisis
Table of Contents |May 1997
DC Plan Providers’ New Pitch to Participants
How to get your retirement money out of tobacco
Table of Contents |May 1997
Pointing and Clicking
Intranets and extranets change the way employers deliver benefits information
Table of Contents |May 1997
Involuntary Separation
Military settles with a gay Marine whom it had stripped of retirement benefits
Table of Contents |May 1997
Saving Social Security with Snake Oil
Why saving and investment will not solve the retirement crisis