PLANSPONSOR Magazine

COVER

Survival Of The Fittest

The year 2000 certainly put defined contribution
recordkeepers, plan sponsors and, most of all, participants
to the test

UpFront |June 2001

ERISA Rules!

The US Supreme Court finds that the federal pension statute takes precedence in deciding who receives a deceased worker's pension and insurance
UpFront |June 2001

Actuarial Deficit

LACERA claims a 20-year actuarial miscalculation cost it more than $2 billion in lost contributions
UpFront |June 2001

Lose Some

Claims that Unisys broke promises to retirees over medical benefits will be heard in federal court
UpFront |June 2001

Win Some…

Unisys Master Trust wins a significant victory in court against John Hancock
(k)Plans |June 2001

Net-Based Hybrid

Will personalized stock "Folios" be appropriate for some of your plan participants?
(k)Plans |June 2001

Opening The Window

Self-directed brokerage accounts catch on with more employers
Running the Fund |June 2001

The PEORP Pact

To bundle or unbundle? Florida's innovative compromise on how to structure its new defined contribution plan
Total Benefits |June 2001

Hip To HIPAA

Newest nondiscrimination rules usher in a new set of compliance standards for health and wellness plans
Total Benefits |June 2001

The Case For Child Care

Finding a formula to improve tax credits for employers that offer child-care facilities and services
Q/A |June 2001

Bond Guru

Until people really start saving, the Fed will not be able to manufacture an economic turnaround, says PIMCO's fixed-income prodigy
Rules/Regs |June 2001

Reversal Of Fortune

PBGC status as fiduciary in Pan Am case will be reviewed by New York's highest court
Game Plan |June 2001

Designing Woman

DK lends its pared-down fashion sense to (k) plan materials
Voice |June 2001

Undivided Loyalty

Are your consultants and money managers compromising your plan's integrity?
The Buzz |June 2001

Rocket Man

Wilshire Associates founder Dennis Tito may have more of a stomach for the investment business than he does for space travel-however much he loved venturing "where no [business]man...
Done Deal |June 2001

From Hands-On To Hands-Off

Looking for a better risk-reward tradeoff and better processes, a utility adopts a manager-of-managers program
Black Box |June 2001

Enhanced Indexing

Scientific investing moves away from its benchmark only when research demonstrates that the additional returns justify the added risk
Outtakes |June 2001

Conscious Investor

Ford Motor Company adds two socially responsible funds
Street Sense |June 2001

Plane Speak

For 13 years, Nick Lopardo has been at the helm of State Street Global Advisors' enviable growth. Now what?
Web Watch |June 2001

Investment Primer

Market turbulence provides plan sponsors with a distinctive opportunity to educate participants on saving for the future and on the basics of investing
Encore |June 2001

David Schoenfeld

Retired author, teacher, presidential aide, 77
Table of Contents |June 2001

The PBGC – Friend or Foe

A look at the way plans deal - or avoid dealing - with the PBGC when merging with other plans and the effort by the PBGC to reach...
Table of Contents |June 2001

Headache For Retiree Health Care

Legislation, regulation, and more litigation are three of the options that plan sponsor advocates are considering in the wake of the US Supreme Court's recent decision not to...