PLANSPONSOR Magazine
COVER
2001 DC Survey
While stopping short of giving their vendors the
highest possible service rankings, plan sponsors ranked their
plan providers higher this year in categories like Internet
service, participant technology, and range of options
offered. But, do participants really want-or need-this many
bells and whistles?
Editorial
Editorial
Are The “Holidays” Over?
Pension lobbyists are expected to push for legislation to ease funding requirements...
Editorial
Editorial
Here Comes Outsourcing…
It might well be that perspective will show that neither K-Mart nor...
Editorial
Editorial
Survey Says…
While less than a third of our readers rated their providers "excellent"...
UpFront |November 2001
One-Track Mind?
Rising health-care costs likely to remain human resources professionals' top priority in 2002
UpFront |November 2001
Revenue-Sharing On Trial
Plan sponsors claim that refunds of management fees received by recordkeepers from nonproprietary mutual funds are actually illegal kickbacks
UpFront |November 2001
Energy Ambassadors
Its energy portfolio under the microscope, CalPERS appoints a delegation to meet with the controversial companies
UpFront |November 2001
IRS Helps Sponsors “Catch Up”
Employer groups say work still needs to be done
Feature |November 2001
The Private Equity Game
Knowing when to hold, where to fold, and whether it is time to walk away- or run
Feature |November 2001
Sidebar: VRS’s Private Equity Balance Sheet
At the Nasdaq's peak in March 2000, the market value of Virginia Retirement System's private equity holdings had been $4.16 billion. Over the following year, the system saw...
Feature |November 2001
Sidebar: From Public To Private Equity Management
Dave Williams changes course
(k)Plans |November 2001
Sidebar: Matchmaking Checklist
If you do plan to match in company stock, experts recommend taking these steps:
Asset Mix |November 2001
Micro-Approach
Microcap strategies post strong returns. So why are more plan sponsors not biting?
Total Benefits |November 2001
The Giving Spirit
September 11th's victims are among the beneficiaries of a new wave of corporate volunteerism
Q/A |November 2001
The Pension Detective
Fraud investigator Edward Siedle looks at consultant and money manager abuses and what plan sponsors can do to prevent them
Voice |November 2001
Equity (still) Rules
In the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, (k) plan participants and DB plan sponsors hardly blinked, a consultant observes
The Buzz |November 2001
(k) Plan Balances Stabilize After September 11
New contributions favor company stock and large-cap equity
Done Deal |November 2001
Covering All The Bases
What's good enough for Ronald Blue's clients is good enough for Ronald Blue
Black Box |November 2001
Private Equity Primer
What private equity encompasses-and what its future may hold
Outtakes |November 2001
Trading Places
Finance and HR staff should do stints in each other's departments, a consultant advocates
Web Watch |November 2001
Plan Sponsor-And Crisis Manager
On September 11, many HR executives had to be both. How to prepare for the worst