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Why swapping market returns for managers' alpha is not catching on

New focus on preserving, expanding pension benefits

Can institutional investors pick active managers who will beat the market consistently?

This year, three big state employee retirement plans hope to end century-old bans on equity investing. One has legislative approval, and two are pending.

State governments are bringing health insurance costs down-but not for retirees and their spouses.

Every election year has to have a theme, and thanks to Pat Buchanan, 1996 has found one: corporate downsizing. Politicians have rushed to take their turn at finding...

Profile: John Gallahue, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Three studies show participants increasingly put new assets into other equity options

Nancy Johnson wants to establish trust status for 457 plans. After a delay, the White House now agrees.

Once-stodgy guaranteed investment contracts now come in new forms-and with more risk. But while they may be better investments for a retirement portfolio, they take a lot more...

One standardized educational approach does not entice all employees to participate in defined contribution plans. Here is how plan sponsors approach five groups of employees with special needs.

Women are still more likely than men to retire without an adequate benefits package. The culprits: Lower wages, shorter employment periods, and exclusion from many jobs covered by...

New proposals attempt to create "investor-friendly" markets

Pension Liabilities Outstrip Assets

IRS issues new rules on 401(k) make-good contributions and timing of employer matches

Unisys case raises questions about how much protection 404(c) really offers

The budget-balancing debate hits the federal employees' retirement plans

Why price is not everything

A closer look at the Labor Department's interpretive bulletin

Small companies join forces to buy better quality, lower price DC services