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Who did what to whom?

Balloonist and retired military historian

Washington, DC's embattled pension board cheers a positive report on its investment policy. But the federal budget battle put it at risk.

It can happen here

Public pension funds crunched their own numbers last year, and came out in the black. They found that their funding ratios are going up, and their asset allocation...

Public pension funds crunched their own numbers last year, and came out in the black. They found that their funding ratios are going up, and their asset allocation...

Passage of a bill prohibiting taxation of retirees' out-of-state income hands a victory to employers, retiree groups, and some states.

American Airlines' investment services unit has parlayed a winning pension management strategy into success as a mutual fund operator. Now it wants to grow faster.

Actuaries to set investment guidelines under UK Pensions Act

Public pension plans calculate their funding ratio by dividing their actuarial accrued liability (AAL) by the actuarial value of their assets. About 61% of plans in the Public...

Some say the DoL's proposals to fight late 401(k) transfers do more harm than good

The decision to use overlay managers prompts many responses

Fidelity's Magellan Fund: How Aggressive Is It?

Will safe harbors boost 401(k) plabs? Benefits experts post mixed reactions.

Retired high school teacher, Indian River, Ontario

Why institutional investors should become their own merchant banks

How cost-sharing by employees could reinvigorate defined benefit plans

When Arizona's governor declared bankruptcy, he owed six multiemployer plans $11.4 million on a failed local real estate project.

Plan Sponsor December/January 1996 Letters

Self-insured ERISA health plans are not exempt from state insurance laws, an appeals court says in the Travelers case.