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CEO, Superstar
Based on numbers alone, the conclusion is
inescapable: US corporate boards love their CEOs-and have
been showing it more and more over the last decade and a
half.
Editorial
Editorial
CEO, Superstar
Based on numbers alone, the conclusion is inescapable: US corporate boards love...
Portrait of Retiree
Portrait of Retiree
Portrait of a Retiree: Raymond Cyr
57, Retired maintenance manager and supervisor, North Atlantic Energy Service Company
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Plan Sponsor May 1995 Letters
Plansponsor May 1995 Letters
Table of Contents |May 1995
Cleaning Up and Cleaning Out
After slashing staff at the Connecticut public pension funds, new state treasurer Christopher Burnham has more sweeping changes in mind.
Table of Contents |May 1995
Justices lay Curtiss-Wright to rest…
Supreme Court decision in the longstanding case is good news for companies that want to amend or cancel pension and benefits plans.
Table of Contents |May 1995
…and Narrows Withdrawal Liabilities
Companies that stop contributing to underfunded Taft-Hartley plans will owe a year less of interest on their withdrawal liability.
Table of Contents |May 1995
Brave New World
Many ways are available to measure change in the retirement benefits field-number of plans or amount of assets in those plans, for example. But one set of numbers...
Table of Contents |May 1995
Participant Education Pays
nvestment education is not just a good service for plan participants. It can also be one of the most effective ways to increase participation in your 401(k).
Table of Contents |May 1995
New Menu for Public Funds
Public pension systems need to cut costs and cope with an increasingly mobile workforce. Many see the answer in hybrid structures that combine elements of defined benefit and...
Table of Contents |May 1995
Defined Contribution Plans: Supplemental Savings Only
Defined contribution plans are growing modestly in the public sector. But structural limitations may limit their long-term growth.
Table of Contents |May 1995
Canada’s Pension Shift
The same forces propelling the shift from defined benefit to defined contribution plans in the US are producing a similar effect in Canada. But up north, the change...
Table of Contents |May 1995
Profile: Nicholas Lopardo
The editors of Plan Sponsor award two annual investment management citations: the Defined Benefit and the Defined Contribution Manager of the year, in the May and October issues...
Table of Contents |May 1995
US Investors Favor Asia
US investors favor emerging Asia in heavy 1994 international equity buying
Table of Contents |May 1995
International Small-Cap Funds
Despite sketchy research, funds find opportunities in international small-cap
Table of Contents |May 1995
Survey Says
Study finds that public funds pay the lowest money management fees
Table of Contents |May 1995
DoL proposes a new exemptions package for in-house asset managers
Some alternative investments could be easier for large funds under DoL proposal
Table of Contents |May 1995
401(k) Loans
Employers create new restrictions in battle to reduce costs
Table of Contents |May 1995
Rolling 401(k) assets into defined benefit plans
A service that helps sponsors, too
Table of Contents |May 1995
Improving Performance
How TQM can help improve the performance you get from your investment managers