PLANSPONSOR Magazine
COVER
Taming the New Beast
Manager M&A activity has created a windfall for
stakeholders while boosting acquirers’ sales and distribution
capabilities. But is there anything in it for plan sponsors
besides more headaches?
Feature
Feature
Who’s Got The Best Perks?
Is the competition putting your benefits package to shame?
(k)Plans
(k)Plans
Auto-Enrollment: It Works, But…
Will the ranks of auto-enrollment fans increase with encouragement from the Treasury...
Asset Mix
Asset Mix
Gaining a Narrow Perspective
Are concentrated portfolios an effective hedge against a market correction?
Running the Fund |September 2000
No End to Publics’ Improvement
State and local government plans' funding ratios and investment returns continue to reflect the equities boom, the latest data find
Total Benefits |September 2000
School Days
Why sponsors are increasingly turning to outsourced employee training
Total Benefits |September 2000
Krispy Kreme’s Not-So-Secret Recipe: E-Learning
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation is best known for its "hot original glazed doughnuts" and its "Hot Doughnuts Now" neon signs, whose glow tells customers that fresh, hot, doughnuts...
Game Plan |September 2000
Rolling On a New Coat
Paint company mixes up a different defined contribution formula
Voice |September 2000
A Better Plan for Alaska?
Even public funds are climbing on the cash balance bandwagonhere's why
Outtakes |September 2000
Looking Inside Securities Lending
Will large plan sponsors look to bring securities lending in-house?
Outtakes |September 2000
Pensions Boost No Flash in the Pan
Trend will continue into 2000, says accounting journal
Outtakes |September 2000
No To HMO Lawsuits in Federal Court
How will managed care's Supreme Court victory pan out for plan sponsors?
Outtakes |September 2000
Suits Against Nonfiduciaries Okayed
Attorneys say the Supreme Court ruling invites litigation against all sorts of plan providers
Outtakes |September 2000
Is the Bubble About to Burst?
KPMG respondents see dampened US equity returns through 2004
Outtakes |September 2000
Car Lot Attendant Parks Half a Million
Earl Crawley, a 64-year-old African-American parking lot attendant from Baltimore, has never earned more than $25,000 a year. But he has amassed half a million dollars in assets...
Participant Roundtable |September 2000
Rethinking Real Asset Exposure
Inflation and inflationary expectations pose substantial dangers to traditional financial assets.
Table of Contents |September 2000
What’s Wrong With ERISA?
Benefits calculations protected by federal law are flat-out unfair, says Lang