PLANSPONSOR Magazine
COVER
The Way Forward
PLANSPONSOR’s editors review the events of 2001 to
help sponsors chart their course for the New Year.
Editorial
Editorial
An Unmatched Benefit
Maybe the writing is on the wall. Maybe the defined contribution plan...
Editorial
Editorial
Trendsetters
Why I'm always right
IMHO
IMHO
Back To The Future?
(k) plan management might be handled better by the experts
UpFront |December 2001
Coping With Call-Ups
Some employers go beyond the letter of the law to preserve benefits for their employees on military duty
UpFront |December 2001
DoL Champions Union Plan Whistleblower
The Labor Department defends an employee against employer retaliation for assisting in a PWBA investigation
UpFront |December 2001
Hanging In
Battered by a slumping equity market, more workers are postponing retirement, consultants say
UpFront |December 2001
Like It Or “Lump” It
Onan settles a class-action suit targeting its cash balance plan's lump-sum calculations
Feature |December 2001
Feeding the Midsize Plan
With investment income dropping, large providers in search of new sources of fee income are courting mid-size plans with services that look more like the products sought by...
Feature |December 2001
Sidebar: Middle-Market Skinny
The lowdown on defined contribution plans with between $50 million and $199 million in assets:
Feature |December 2001
Sidebar: All Bundled Up
Combining investment, consulting functions tailored to the mid-size market
Feature |December 2001
Sidebar: Public Fund Trustees Sharpen Their Skills
More sophisticated than in the past, public fund boards are taking a more direct role in such tasks as picking money managers
(k)Plans |December 2001
Sidebar: Match As Match Can
How two large plan sponsors are handling the issue of defined contribution plan matches
(k)Plans |December 2001
Matching Meltdown?
Some sponsors are rethinking their contribution strategies as the economy sours
(k)Plans |December 2001
Top 10 for 2002
Herewith, PLANSPONSOR's editorial team offers its take on the issues most likely to challenge plan sponsors in the New Year. In identifying the 10 topics listed below, we...
(k)Plans |December 2001
Sidebar: Top 10 for 2002
Herewith, PLANSPONSOR's editorial team offers its take on the issues most likely to challenge plan sponsors in the New Year. In identifying the 10 topics listed below, we...
Asset Mix |December 2001
Pure Yield Play
Slow to catch on with plan sponsors, collateralized debt obligations are enjoying a boom with other investors
Total Benefits |December 2001
Rethinking Retiree Health
Sponsors are examining lifetime caps, managed care, and higher copays
Total Benefits |December 2001
A Job Well Done
Cost-conscious companies are looking to employee-recognition programs as inexpensive ways to increase retention
Q/A |December 2001
Pensions Architect
Former LACERS trustee helps build a pensions infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Rules/Regs |December 2001
Bending The Rules
Quick regulatory relief helps employers and plan providers cope with fallout from terrorist attacks
Voice |December 2001
Pensions, Not Dry Cleaning
Identifying the best places to work for post-retirement benefits
Outtakes |December 2001
London Calling
What's wrong with investment management today? Mercer's Gardener offers a piece of his mind
Web Watch |December 2001
Dissecting ERISA Online
Web sites provide searchable text of the pension law, plus helpful advice for staying in compliance