Magazine Articles

Table of Contents |January 1995

A Cheaper Annuity

Morgan Bank blends 401(k) assets into its defined benefit plan
Table of Contents |January 1995

The Slow Reaction

Pension sponsors react slowly to SEC investigation of NASDAQ spreads
Table of Contents |January 1995

Tools for International Trade?

Consultants refine broker evaluation as pensions focus on international execution costs
Table of Contents |January 1995

Securities Lender, Hear Thyself

Recent news articles have revealed that a few lending agents took some risky bets and lost.
Table of Contents |November 1994

International slowdown in equity investing

After a record year for international equity purchases in 1993, US investors retrenched in the first half. But the slowdown is not likely to last
Table of Contents |November 1994

Tobacco Row Under Seige

A sudden upsurge in major lawsuits against tobacco companies has turned previously unconcerned pension funds into shareholder activists.
Table of Contents |November 1994

Inflation Hedge

With inflation fears growing, some plans are looking at commodities-based investment strategies that promise a hedge against it.
Table of Contents |November 1994

General Dynamic’s Spin-Off

General Dynamics wanted to cut the fixed costs of running its pension fund. Its longtime treaurer got his own money management firm, with GD as its first client.
Table of Contents |November 1994

Pension Lobbyists Score a Victory

Pension lobbyists obtained important concessions on PBGC reform legislation this fall. The effort showed how effective they can be in Washington.
Table of Contents |November 1994

Once More Into the Breach

Public pension advocates are trying once again to get Congress to change onerous deferral cap rules for 457 plans. But the long health care debate has pushed their...
Table of Contents |November 1994

On Their Own

In-house managers who specialize in derivatives are finding their special skills in demand.
Table of Contents |November 1994

From Buyouts to Doctors Bills

KKR wants to weld its 18 majority-owned companies into the first nationwide health care coalition. But it may encounter problems regional groupings do not have to face.
Table of Contents |November 1994

Tempest in the Bullpen

The Teamsters are trying without much success to get other pension funds to stop using Merrill Lynch. But how did the biggest US broker-dealer run afoul of the...
Table of Contents |November 1994

Comparing Report Cards

As managed care networks emerge as the health care providers of choice for many companies, a collection of standardized formats are being developed to evaulate them.
Table of Contents |November 1994

No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

Despite headlines to the contrary, zero fee bids, like the free lunch, remain confined to myth.