Magazine Articles

Table of Contents |April 1997

Soft Dollar Probe

An SEC offensive targets broker-dealers, investment advisors, and mutual funds
Table of Contents |April 1997

Pension Obligation Bonds

Low rates inspire the first-ever state issue, and two record-breaking proposals
Table of Contents |April 1997

Information Sharing

Employees get investment advice from planners over the internet
Table of Contents |April 1997

Automatic Enrollment

Why most employers say no to an effective participation-boosting practice
Table of Contents |April 1997

Proactive Matching

Using asset-liability management to allocate the pension surplus more efficiently
Table of Contents |April 1997

Securing the Insecurable

Why plan sponsors cannot protect SERPs from taxation-and should not try
Table of Contents |March 1997

A Wake-up Call From FASB

FASB wants to give investors and analysts a bigger voice in setting accounting standards. But can the standards board convince plan sponsors to pay attention to a process...
Table of Contents |March 1997

FASB Looks at Pension Plans

FASB is kicking off its review of the major footnotes on financial reports with a proposal to revamp pension information included in them.
Table of Contents |March 1997

Outgrowing the Old Definitions

Savvy defined contribution plan participants want more detailed information about their increasingly complex stable value options. Plan sponsors and providers are starting to oblige them.
Table of Contents |March 1997

How Participants Think

Plan sponsors and providers have pushed participants energetically to invest in equities. But some participants may have good reasons for favoring stable value funds instead.
Table of Contents |March 1997

The Duration-Less Strategy

Some managers spot value in bonds through credit, sector, issue selection
Table of Contents |March 1997

Remote Control

The Alaska Permanent Fund creates state-of-the-art MIS and investment data systems
Table of Contents |March 1997

Price War?

Index fund providers are slashing fees in an effort to grab market share from leader Vanguard
Table of Contents |March 1997

MetLife/UAM Alliance

Creating a more "institutional" defined contribution plan provider
Table of Contents |March 1997

Improved Prognosis

Managed care is pushing down retiree health plan costs, more employers are finding.