Frontiers in pension finance

Author(s)

• Broeders, Dirk
• Eijffinger, Sylvester C. W.
• Houben, Aerdt C. F. J.

Bibliographic Information

Frontiers in pension finance

edited by Dirk Broeders, Sylvester Eijffinger, Aerdt Houben

Edward Elgar, c2008

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

How to deliver adequate pension benefits at reasonable costs is a huge challenge confronting our ageing societies. This book delivers a comprehensive overview of the latest insights into pension finance, pension system design, pension governance and risk based supervision. It combines state-of-the-art analyses with innovative policy proposals to increase the efficiency and resilience of pension systems and to advance these systems' contribution to global financial stability. Renowned pension experts offer cutting-edge guidance for future decision making and the development of best practices. This exciting exploration of the frontiers in pension finance highlights key aspects of securing long term retirement provisions. Frontiers in Pension Finance will be of interest to a wide-ranging audience, especially academic researchers, pension practitioners, supervisors and public sector policymakers.

Table of Contents

Contents: Preface Nout Wellink 1. An Introduction to Frontiers in Pension Finance Dirk Broeders, Sylvester Eijffinger and Aerdt Houben 2. Are Market Values Fair? Jon Exley Discussion by Peter Schotman 3. The Intersection of Pensions and Enterprise Risk Management Jeremy Gold Discussion by Theo Nijman 4. The Victory of Hope Over Angst? Funding, Asset Allocation and Risk Taking in German Public Sector Pension Reform Raimond Maurer, Olivia Mitchell and Ralph Rogalla Discussion by Tom Steenkamp, Roy Hoevenaars and Roderick Molenaar 5. Labour Productivity in an Aging Society Axel Boersch-Supan, Ismail Duzgun and Matthias Weiss Discussion by Klaas Knot 6. It is all Back to Front: Critical Issues in the Design of Defined Contribution Pension Plans David Blake Discussion by Solange Berstein 7. Risk-based Supervision of Pension Funds: A Review of International Experience and Preliminary Assessment of the First Outcomes Gregory Brunner, Richard Hinz and Roberto Rocha Discussion by Coen N. Teulings 8. The Ideal Pension-Delivery Organization: Theory and Practice Keith Ambachtsheer Discussion by Ambrogio Rinaldi 9. Pension Guarantees, Capital Adequacy and International Risk Sharing Zvi Bodie Discussion by Kees Koedijk 10. Frontiers in Pension Finance and Reform: Institutional Innovation in the Netherlands Lans Bovenberg Discussion by Ross Jones 11. Population Aging, Financial Markets and Monetary Policy Lucas Papademos 12. Panel Discussions Dirk Witteveen, John Ashcroft, Henrik Bjerre-Nielsen and Lans Bovenberg Index

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Details

• NCID: BA85955424
• ISBN:
  • 9781847206602
  • 9781848445871
• LCCN: 2007039447
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cheltenham, U.K.
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 337 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD7091
  • DC22 : 658.3/253
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Pensions -- Finance
  • LCSH : Pensions -- Management
  • LCSH : Pension trusts -- Management