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Pension reform in the UK : re-casting the public/private mix in pension provision 1997-2000
, 2002 The UK is one of the few countries in Europe that is not facing a serious pension crisis. The reasons for this are straight forward: state pensions (both in terms of replacement ratio and as a proportion of average earnings) are among the lowest in ...
Fawcett, Helen
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Holding out on restructuring negotiations: A legal analysis over Finnish and Swedish legislation
International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines how Finnish and Swedish restructuring laws create opportunities for creditors to hold out on restructuring negotiations. Using Anthony Casey's new bargaining theory and the traditional creditors' bargain model as analytical frames, the study argues that holdouts arise when ex ante rights – particularly security interests,
Anssi Kärki
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Governance of public pension funds : lessons from corporate governance and international evidence [PDF]
An understanding of corporate governance theory can promote the adoption of appropriate governance tools to limit agency problems in public pension fund management. The absence of a market for corporate control hinders the translation of lessons from the
Impavido, Gregorio, Hess, David
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Ekonomski Vjesnik, 2019 Freedom of Movement for Workers in the European Union is one of the most attractive topics during the accession of new states to the membership of the European Union.
Mirko Pešić, Sanja Pešić
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Two Shades of Green? Gender Differences in Environmental Concern and Activism
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines gender differences in environmental concern and activism using data from the World Values Survey. The results indicate that women are more likely than men to be concerned about the environment, but are less likely to engage in environmental activism.
Hava Orkut, Caroline Perrin
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Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Quest for Sustainability: Insights from Norway and New Zealand
Nordic Journal of Commercial Law, 2011 An impressive trend in global financial markets is the growth of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), some of which purport to invest ethically by considering the social and environmental impact of their financing.
Benjamin J. Richardson
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Pension reform in China - a case study
, 2006 China is a relatively young country now, but about to undergo a remarkable demographic transformation in the near future. Despite foreseeable dramatic demographic changes, the current retirement system in China is badly structured, and not able to ...
Hu, YW
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How Is FinTech Shaping Household Portfolio Behaviour?
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines how FinTech adoption influences household portfolio allocation across major advanced economies. Using a flow‐of‐funds framework and the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS), we model household demand for currency, deposits, loans, debt securities, and equity in the United States, United Kingdom, Euro Area, Japan and Australia.
Victor Murinde, Athina Petropoulou
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State debt and pension fund investments
, 2001 Electronic data.; Title from title screen.; "November 15, 2001."; Provides information on state spending on debt service for FY 2001-02, the interest rate the state pays on General Obligation (GO) bonds, state pension fund investment earnings, a list of ...
Lohman, Judith S.
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Risk Forecasting in Shipping Exchange‐Traded‐Fund (ETF) Markets
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the risk properties of freight‐derivative‐based exchange‐traded funds (ETFs), focusing on the Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF (BDRY), and evaluates the accuracy of Value‐at‐Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES) forecasts across a range of econometric models.
Christos Katris +2 more
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