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"Public Sector Pension Governance and Performance" [PDF]

This paper investigates the determinants of public sector pension plan investment and funding behavior. Its goal is to draw lessons which may be used to improve the design and governance of public pensions.
Olivia S. Mitchell, Ping Lung Hsin
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Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans: Opportunities and Risk Implications in the Banking Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether the carbon footprint of bank loan portfolios influences bank stability, profitability and cost efficiency and whether regulatory quality moderates these relationships. Using a balanced panel of 33 countries from 2005 to 2018, the analysis combines banking‐sector indicators from the World Bank Global Financial ...
Honglei Wang, Chen Lin, Kingsley Imandojemu, Omozele Lynda Showunmi, Romanus Osabohien, Felix Orole   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Administrative boards and management of contributory pension scheme implementation and welfare of public service retirees in selected states in south west Nigeria

Acta Politica Polonica
This study examined the effectiveness of Administrative Boards (ABs) in the management of Contributory Pension Scheme policy on public service retirees’ welfare in selected states of Southwest Nigeria.
Dauda Morakinyo, Johnson Olusola LAOSEBIKAN, Roseline Moyosore OJOKUKU, Nureni Adekunle LAWAL   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond Compliance: The Role of Climate Policy Stringency and Financial Institutions in Cleantech Startup Entry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how environmental regulations can drive technological change, drawing on the innovation systems perspective and the strong Porter hypothesis (SPH). The SPH suggests that well‐designed stringent regulations can foster innovation and enhance firm competitiveness, performance, and survival, yet prior research remains largely ...
Muhammad Zubair Khan, Affan Hameed, Naimat U. Khan, Zafir Ullah Khan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pension Reform in Slovakia: Fiscal Debt and Pension Levels [PDF]

This paper considers two aspects of a recent pension reform in Slovakia: the financial balance of the former pay-as-you-go system, and the level of retirement pensions in a newly introduced two-pillar system. Generally, there are three important steps to
Igor Melicherèík, Cyril Ungvarský
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Can Private Equity Deliver on Its Societal Ambitions? What We Know and Don't Know About Environmental, Social, and Governance Factor Integration in Private Equity

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Private equity (PE) firms increasingly integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions and raise impact funds to address sustainability challenges. We review and integrate the growing body of literature on why, when, and how PE fund managers incorporate ESG factors into their investment strategies and ...
Tjarda Molenaar, Christopher Wickert, Svetlana Khapova   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crafted Responsibility: How Handmade Language Shapes Social Media Engagement for Socially (Ir)Responsible Luxury Fashion Brands

Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research examines how the disclosure of production cues interacts with corporate social responsibility cues to influence social media engagement in luxury fashion. Two complementary field studies analyse marketer‐generated Facebook posts from luxury fashion brands, providing large‐scale empirical evidence of a real‐world impact on ...
Tuba Degirmenci, Frank Mathmann, Gary Mortimer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Platelet FcɣRIIa Expression Refines Clinical Risk Assessment After Myocardial Infarction

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In patients with myocardial infarction (MI), quantifying expression of platelet FcɣRIIa (pFCG) stratifies risk of subsequent MI, stroke, and death. Aims Assess the prognostic implications of clinical risk alone and in combination with the pFCG test.
David J. Schneider, Sean R. McMahon, Dominick J. Angiolillo, Alexander C. Fanaroff, Homam Ibrahim, Patrick K. Hohl, Brett L. Wanamaker, Mark B. Effron, Peter M. DiBattiste, behalf of the investigators   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Which Pension?: Women, Risk and Pension Choice [PDF]

The Sociological Review, 2000
This paper investigates women's perceptions of choice and risk in the field of pensions. It extends on a paper published in a recent edition of this journal in which Alan Aldridge applied Pierre Bourdieu's notions of cultural capital and habitus to the field of personal finance.
openaire   +2 more sources

Pension Fund Investment Policy [PDF]

The purpose of this paper is to survey what is known about the investment policy of pension funds. Pension fund investment policy depends critically on the type of plan: defined contribution versus defined benefit.
Zvi Bodie
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