Magazine Articles

Table of Contents |February 1994

To Outsource, Or Not To Outsource

Sears, as part of a broad cost-cutting plan, is debating outsourcing some portion of its investment management business to external specialists.
Table of Contents |February 1994

Crossfire Over Cross-Testing

Treasury's proposal to eliminate cross-testing threatens age-weighted profit-sharing plans.
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The Life Cycle Funds

Money managers are rolling out a new type of mutual fund family, which uses asset allocation tools to tailor participants' lifetime investment strategies.
Table of Contents |February 1994

A Voice in Washington

Fears of federal regulatory pressure on defined contribution assets have led to creation of a new lobbying group, the 401(k) Association.
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Making the Most of Mortgages

Teachers Insurance's structured investment staff is finding creative ways to enhance yield in the volatile mortgage-backed securities market.
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Targeting Texas

It took four years for the Lone Star State to get its ETI fund off the ground. But the Texas Growth fund confounded the doubters, and is now...
Table of Contents |February 1994

Managing Pensions Electronically

Open systems and relational databases are helping some plan sponsors to bring many crucial portfolio management functions in-house.
Table of Contents |February 1994

No Fee Relief

Despite talk of fee pressure and more internal investment management, pensions paid more for management, administration, and trust services in 1992.
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The Buy Side, and Market Structure Reform

Despite talk of fee pressure and more internal investment management, pensions paid more for management, administration, and trust services in 1992.
Table of Contents |October 1993

Making GICs New Again

New-generation GICs are taking the defined contribution world by storm. But choosing the best structure is no simple task.
Table of Contents |October 1993

Deficit Reduction and You

The Clinton deficit reduction package affects pension beneficiaries in some unexpected ways, and raises new issues for plan sponsors.
Table of Contents |October 1993

Competition On Education

Some 401(k) sponsors are looking to a new breed of independent providers to supply their employees with education and asset allocation tools.
Table of Contents |October 1993

Swapping for safety

Real estate swaps-the first one was completed this year-allow pension investors to more easily control their exposure to risky property markets.
Table of Contents |October 1993

Health Care Reform Hits Home

How the Clinton health care plan could help companies to save on FAS 106 liabilities.
Table of Contents |October 1993

Overdose!

Prescription drugs are swallowing an ever-larger portion of plan sponsors' medical benefits budgets- especially for retiree coverage. Here are a few ways to cut costs.
Table of Contents |October 1993

Technology Play

University endowments are taking technology transfer investing one step beyond. But some voices are urging caution
Table of Contents |October 1993

Countdown to Market 2000

With a new chairman in place, the SEC is finally getting down to business on market reform. But in the growing debate, plan sponsors are in danger of...