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The implementation of Asset-liability management in pension funds [PDF]

Ekonomski Signali, 2019
Pension funds in modern financial system face many risks in the process of investment policy formulation. Under these circumstances, the pension fund portfolio management must not be oriented exclusively to the maximization of total returns.
Luković Stevan, Fedajev Aleksandra
doaj  

Gubernatorial Re‐Election Incentives, Local Investment Bias, and Pension Fund Performance

Journal of Corporate Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of gubernatorial re‐election incentive and political factors on US public pension funds from 1990 to 2022. Our empirical analysis finds no significant overall relationship between gubernatorial re‐election incentives and local bias in the full sample.
Hongxian Zhang, Liang Guo, Jun (Maggie) Hao, Yu (Steve) Liu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Faster Recalls of Dangerous Medical Devices: Does Ownership by Large Institutional Investors Matter?

Journal of Operations Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recall delays expose consumers to prolonged risk and undermine a firm's long‐term performance and reputation. Building on agency theory's conceptualization of principal‐agent relationships, we theorize that large institutional investors play an important monitoring role wherein their ownership encourages faster recalls. We then build on agency
Jessica L. Darby, Kaitlin D. Wowak, David J. Ketchen Jr., Brian L. Connelly   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Capitalized savings as a factor of social security insurance in pension systems of European countries

Ekonomski Vjesnik, 2019
Pension insurance is very important for the social security of every individual or insured person in this system. Pension systems are part of the social policy system, which represents organized activity of the state and other social factors and affects ...
Branko Matić, Maja Vretenar Cobović, Mirko Cobović   +2 more
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Driving factors and micro-mechanism of residents’ participation intention in individual pension system

Heliyon
The introduction of an individual pension system is crucial to improve the current pension system in China. To increase the rate of participation of individuals in this new pension system and to give full play to its pension security effect, in this ...
Zhaoyang Long, Juling Niu, Fei Yi
doaj   +1 more source

Linking Environmental Health and Civic Health: An Analysis of Air Pollution and Charitable Giving

Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of air pollution on charitable giving. We suggest that the burdens associated with poor air quality are associated with a dampening of civic and philanthropic engagement. Analyzing 12 years of county‐level data from the United States with fixed‐effects OLS and instrumental variables regressions, we identify a ...
Gregory D. Saxton, Michelle Benson, Chao Guo, Daniel G. Neely, Tahmina Ahmed, Mohammad Maruf Hasan, Shujie Zhang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reversing Early Retirement in Germany
A Longitudinal Analysis of the Effects of Recent Pension Reforms on the Timing of the Transition to Retirement and on Pension Incomes

Comparative Population Studies, 2013
This article investigates the effects and risks of recent pension reforms in Germany. While German pension policy systematically supported early retirement for many years in order to relieve the regulated labour market in times of economic stagnation ...
Sandra Buchholz, Annika Rinklake, Hans-Peter Blossfeld   +2 more
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Pensions policy in the UK: an economic analysis

, 1994
This book aims to unravel the complexities of pension policy and provide answers or suggest alternative options to the major issues facing policymakers.
Dilnot, Andrew, Disney, Richard, Johnson, Paul, Whitehouse, Edward   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

State Capacity and Path Dependence in Cape Verde's Supreme Audit Institution

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines state capacity and path dependence in the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Cape Verde, focussing on the performance and governance of the Court of Auditors. Drawing on a mixed‐methods longitudinal design covering the period from 2010 to 2024, the analysis combines international governance indicators, documentary analysis,
Ana Lúcia Romão
wiley   +1 more source

Community perceptions and management of the fleshy‐fruited invasive alien plant Pyracantha angustifolia: Insights from South Africa's Montane grasslands

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Invasive alien plants can provide economic or cultural benefits to local communities, influencing perceptions and potentially affecting management decisions. Understanding these perceptions is crucial to avoiding inefficiencies, misunderstandings and conflicts in the management of invasive alien species.
Lehlohonolo D. Adams, Grant. D. Martin, Sandy‐Lynn Steenhuisen, Colleen T. Downs   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source