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First SAVER Summit a Success
The first National Summit on Retirement Savings
produced a remarkable display of bipartisanship, and a raft
of suggestions for change. But it left some delegates
frustrated
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First SAVER Summit a Success
The first National Summit on Retirement Savings produced a remarkable display of...
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Individual Social Security Accounts Gain Proponents in Washington
Individual Social Security accounts are gaining mainstream acceptance in Washington as a...
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Employee Stock Options for Professional Sports Players
The three-year-old American Basketball League has started a new practicein sports: employee...
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Chicago Pension Reform
Enhanced retirement benefits sweeten an embattled plan to reduce contributions to two Chicago pension funds
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Misinformation About Pension Plans a Small Business Problem
A new poll of small employers finds that workers are not the only ones with enormous gaps in retirement plan intelligence
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Q&A with David J. Hsieh, Duke University
In some of the first systematic research on hedge fund performance, an academic shows they can be used to provide downside protection or replicate bond funds
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Promoting Portability
The product of many mergers, Rhone-Poulenc's US sub has a new pension equity plan that helps employees who may not want to make their whole career at one...
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Disability Coverage for Professional Sports Players
Football players have retirement disability needs like no other professionals. Here is how the NFL provides for disabled ex-pros
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Survey of Technology Solutions and Service Providers
Pension officers want better risk management tools, and closer links with their money managers via the internet. Technology vendors are busily creating and upgrading their products to fill...
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Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Round Table
Executives from Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management interviewed for the Round Table include (left to right): Ruth Hughes-Guden, head of defined contribution; Marna C. Whittington, chief operating...
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European Pension Reform
Huge moves may be in store as the euro takes hold, from new equity benchmarks and allocations to, possibly, an EMU-wide annuity rate
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Pension Funds Prefer Public Infrastructure Investment to Private Equity
Pension funds and endowments shun private equity infrastructure funds-but love funds that buy the same projects once they go public
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Pensions Increase Investments In Senior Citizen Housing
With rising returns and an aging population, a host of investment vehicles are scrambling to place pension money in assisted living facilities
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List Of Off-The-Shelf- Products To Monitor Manager Compliance
Complex investment guidelines demand technology to monitor manager compliance. But so far, only a handful of off-the-shelf products exist
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Who Is A Fiduciary?
The lines of fiduciary responsibility blur as employers move benefits administration to outside vendors. Here's how to protect yourself
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Sued for Negligence?
Two court cases determine when an actuary can be sued for negligence-and why a plan sponsor cannot be sued over a benefits decision
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Uniform Public Pension Law Could Discourage Social Investing
The proposed uniform law for public pension plans could severely discourage them from using social investing guidelines, a researcher says
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Bond Funds Gain in Popularity in 401(k) Plans
Multisector bond strategies gain popularity with return-minded 401(k) participants, as plans increasingly resemble defined benefit allocations
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401(k) Sponsors Improve Communication on Results
401(k) sponsors are replacing mind-numbing statements with visually arresting, user-friendly presentations that make bottom-line results clearer
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Are Safe Harbors Too Expensive?
Safe harbors from ADP/ACP testing are coming soon. Small firms with many high earners, and multiemployer plans, are most likely to benefit
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Bell Atlantic/NYNEX’s Retirement Scheme Works Too Well
A four-year-old early retirement scheme is still costing BellAtlantic/NYNEXmoney-and forced it to hire new workers to handle a business surge
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Self-Directed 401(k)s Do Not Ensure Fiduciary Liability Relief Under Rule 404(c)
As the bull market roars on, plan sponsors are increasingly considering whether to offer a self-directed account option in addition to-or even in lieu of-the existing menu of...
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Taking Control of Company Stock’s Impact on 401(k) Plans
One way to take control of company stock's impact on your 401(k) participants is to pick the right executing broker, set a cash buffer, and monitor trades carefully