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COMPARATIVE STUDY REGARDING THE EVOLUTIN OF PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS IN ROMANIA (SECOND PILLOR) [PDF]

The goal of this paper is to present the basic characteristics of the Romanian private pension system as well as its evolution during a period of 43 weeks from 20th June 2008 to 10th March 2009.
Mos Maria Luiza, Seulean Victoria
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Epistemic diversity and the politics of knowledge in plant disease management: Insights from the Xylella fastidiosa epidemic in southern Italy

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Xylella fastidiosa is a major plant pathogen affecting crops such as grapes, citrus, almonds, and olives, with potentially severe consequences for agricultural production and rural livelihoods worldwide. This paper examines the conflict around the management of the X. fastidiosa outbreak affecting olive trees in southern Italy.
Fabio Gatti, David Ludwig, Phil Macnaghten   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pension funds' performance in strongly regulated industries in Central Europe: Evidence from Poland and Hungary [PDF]

This paper presents an analysis of pension funds' performance in Poland and Hungary, two Central European countries characterized by strong regulation of their private pension fund industries.
Bohl, Martin T., Lischewski, Judith, Voronkova, Svitlana   +2 more
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Connecting Health Promotion and Sustainable Development Goals to Enhance the Health of Agrifood Temporary Migrant Workers—a Scoping Review

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Temporary migrant workers (TMW) in the agrifood system face social determinants of health (SDoH) that contribute to health inequities. Despite their dual residency, the potential of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to support the health of TMW remains underexamined.
Théa Demmers, Soraya Burrola‐Méndez, Pablo Gaitan Rossi, Lara Gautier, Rosanne Blanchet   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Tax Advantages of Pension Fund Investments in Bonds [PDF]

I believe that every tax-paying firm's defined benefit pension fund portfolio should be invested entirely in bonds (or insurance contracts). Although the firm's pension funds are legally distinct from the firm, there is a close tie between the ...
Fischer Black
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Pension funds and fossil fuel phase-out: historical developments and limitations of pension climate strategies. [PDF]

Int Environ Agreem
McDonnell C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Supporting Sustainability Through Pensions: The Sustainability Preferences of Pension Beneficiaries in the United Kingdom Defined Contributions Pension Schemes

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pension funds are the largest combined institutional investors in the world. The integration of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria into defined contribution (DC) pension investments by pension funds can result in sustainable pensions that are in line with pension beneficiary preferences and help achieve Sustainable Development
Doran Bairbre, Morse Stephen, Wehrmeyer Walter, Chenoweth Jonathan, Jonathan Williams   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Overview of contractual savings institutions [PDF]

Contractual savings institutions include national provident funds, life insurance companies, private pension funds, and funded social pension insurance systems.
Skully, Michael, Vittas, Dimitri
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Hidden Costs of Ethical Fashion: Sustainable Development Goals and Garment Worker Exploitation in Bangladesh

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Across garment factories in the Global South, the promise of “ethical fashion” coexists with poverty wages and retaliation. This study examines why the global call for decent work has not improved labor conditions in Bangladesh's ready‐made garment industry.
Md. Rafiqul Islam Rana
wiley   +1 more source

Cash Holdings in Pension Funds

Journal of Banking & Finance, 2023
Sidita Hasa, Carolina Salva
openaire   +1 more source