PLANSPONSOR Magazine

We all have them: those front-line experiences that are -inevitable when one deals with the variety—and sensitivity—of issues associated with human beings and critical life events. Sometimes those...

The ink was barely dry on the final qualified default investment alternative (QDIA) regulations when we asked readers in late October for their take on the final result.

Each month, Bells & Whistles highlights recent product introductions that plan sponsors may find of interest.

"High yield is a neglected asset class in the institutional world," says Andrew Feltus. "Most institutions see it only tactically, as part of a core-plus fixed-income mandate." One...

On October 15, schoolteacher Kathleen Casey-Kirschling became the country's first Baby Boomer to file for Social Security retirement benefits, and the Social Security Administration touted it as the...

Louis Akouri and Nadia Akouri v. Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company—UAW Retirement Board of Directors

In just a few weeks, the Pension Protection Act (PPA) will be upon us. Given recent interest-rate and asset-value trends, some defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors actually may...

On October 24, 2007, the Department of Labor (DoL) at last issued a final regulation addressing the selection of default investment options for defined contribution plans.

I recently served as an expert witness on prudent process. My testimony focused on what a "prudent process" is and what fiduciaries do to satisfy that requirement. To...

The new product teams at investment management firms have had a new darling for the past year or so in 130/30 long-short equity funds.

Jay Vivian joined IBM in 1978 from business school. His ­contribution to that company—and to the pension industry—has been immense.

That might suggest that 2007 was a year about getting ready for change—but nothing could be further from the reality.

There is nothing like tumultuous times to highlight the value of, and reinforce the need for, expert help for plan fiduciaries and, yes, it surely plays to the...