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Vendor Technology: Fair To Middling
Our readers have spoken, and their message is loud
and clear: Defined contribution vendors are not delivering
adequate technology to their plan sponsor
clientele.
Editorial
Editorial
Vendor Technology: Fair To Middling
Our readers have spoken, and their message is loud and clear: Defined...
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Table of Contents
SEC Soft Dollar Report: Too Mild?
SEC wants managers to be able to document their spending, and has...
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Presidential Pension: The $6 Million Question
Will Clinton forego the largest federal retirement nest egg in history?
Table of Contents |November 1998
LTCM: One bad apple?
Why many institutional investors were unbruised by the hedge fund brouhaha
Table of Contents |November 1998
Public Fund Salaries Remain Skimpy
Pay levels are inching up, but most government salaries make it tough to hire top investment people for internally-run funds
Table of Contents |November 1998
Do It By The Book
CALPERS' broad resolutions against pay-to-play were struck down by a superior court judge who ruled that the pensions giant did not go through proper channels
Table of Contents |November 1998
CEOs Wake Up To Pension Issues
Why management is hungry for information on your pension plan investments
Table of Contents |November 1998
Cash Balance Circa 1948
TMRS depends upon technology to run a staggering 712 hybrid plans
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Today’s Plan Sponsor: Rainmaker or Profit Breaker?
If equity markets take a dive, pension officers could face more scrutiny than some of them have ever known
Table of Contents |November 1998
The International Imperative: A Roundtable Interview
Why including an international equity option in defined contribution plans makes more sense than ever
Table of Contents |November 1998
Thanks But No Thanks
A group of public pension funds opposes mandatory Social Security coverage of state and local government employees
Table of Contents |November 1998
Taking An Active Role
An overweighting of large cap superstars in equity indexes has soured some on passive investing. Will more funds follow?
Table of Contents |November 1998
The Manager Switch
Liquidating a portfolio is always a headache, but planning ahead can help
Table of Contents |November 1998
Easier Route For Small Business
Will tax breaks and regulatory relief tempt small employers to set up new retirement plans?
Table of Contents |November 1998
401(k) Fees: The Secret Recipe
How do vendors cook up those fees? New tools are helping plan sponsors to get beyond the hype
Table of Contents |November 1998
Rating Risk Questionnaires
Tools designed to measure participants' risk tolerance may be misleading
Table of Contents |November 1998
When HMOs Skip Out
Employer premiums are expected to rise as managed Medicare HMOs quit insuring retirees in rural areas and other parts of the US
Table of Contents |November 1998
Not Just For Traders Anymore
Plan sponsors require better technology and a more standardized methodology to help them thoughly embrace risk measurement and risk management