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September 2022

09Sep

Designing Successful Target Date Strategies for Defined Contribution Plans

By Schaus, Gross The ultimate guidebook for navigating the new world of pensions and retirement plans In the wake of the explosive growth of defined contribution (DC) plans invested with target date strategies, and the understanding of how important these strategies can be in effectively meeting retirement income goals, plan sponsors are seeking more optimal target date approaches. This timely book provides you with in-depth answers from the nation's most qualified and experienced experts to pressing questions about DC plan design. Read...

September 9, 2022
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March 2022

03Mar

War and Social Welfare: Reconstruction after Conflict 2009th Edición

By F. Cocozzelli & Paul S. Chung War and Social Welfare: Reconstruction after Conflict addresses the issues of rebuilding social assistance and pension programs in the wake of war. Arguing that post-conflict reconstruction missions need to pay greater attention to comprehensive social policy formation, the book makes normative and functional claims that social welfare programs articulate the core aspects of citizenship. War and Social Welfare uses the case of Kosovo to examine the interaction of international and local political actors...

March 3, 2022
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September 2021

30Sep

Reforming Public Sector Pensions: Solutions to a growing challenge

By Institute of Economic Affairs Submitter In its final report the Public Sector Pensions Commission finds that the true value of the main unfunded public sector pension schemes is over 40 per cent of salary. The report also finds that a lack of transparency over the true costs of public sector pensions has made it easier to delay reform in the past. Without more transparency, the true costs are unreasonably forced onto future taxpayers. Source: SSRN 403 views

September 30, 2021
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March 2021

10Mar

Por un sistema de pensiones sostenible e inteligente

Por PWC Una de las principales consecuencias del aumento tan significativo de la esperanza de vida y de las bajas tasas de natalidad que se han registrado en Europa durante las últimas décadas, es el envejecimiento de la población y su repercusión en la sostenibilidad de los sistemas públicos de pensiones. En España, según las estimaciones del INE, la población mayor de 65 años pasará del 16% en 2008 al 32% en 2050. Ello representará un aumento significativo en el número de...

March 10, 2021
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January 2021

01Jan

Retirement Savings in Mena

By Gustavo Demarco Public pensions are important in MENA, but their role as institutional investors remains uncertain in view of the sustainability problems that pension schemes are facing due to the over generosity of their promises. In addition to the gradual loss of reserves, portfolios are not very diversified and this, in turn, reveals a low level of professional management probably com bined with an absence of autonomy in the asset allocation process. An exception to this rule is the...

January 1, 2021
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May 2019

24May

Pension Fund Risk Management: Financial and Actuarial Modeling

By Marco Micocci, Greg N Gregoriou, Giovanni Batista Masala As pension fund systems decrease and dependency ratios increase, risk management is becoming more complex in public and private pension plans. Pension Fund Risk Management: Financial and Actuarial Modeling sheds new light on the current state of pension fund risk management and provides new technical tools for addressing pension risk from an integrated point of view. Divided into four parts, the book first presents the correct measurement of risk...

May 24, 2019
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April 2019

15Apr

Accounting for Pension Liabilities

By Katrin Brugger This book presents the US pension system and its development which is described by an overview of accounting standards and regulation boards and by comparing those to the International Financial Reporting Standard. The ideas of future pension plans and payments are underlined by an analysis of the demographic development in the US. Major pension plans are presented and information on: how participation is made, what kinds of benefits arise and who is eligible for those, is given....

April 15, 2019
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February 2018

08Feb

Aseguramiento Para La Población Pobre: Una Herramienta De Protección Financiera

Por Ramon A. Castano & Andres Zambrano (Universidad del Rosario - Facultad de Economía) La financiación de los sistemas de salud en los países en desarrollo mediante esquemas de aseguramiento, presenta el desafío estructural de la informalidad de los mercados laborales. Ni el esquema de financiamiento comunitario ni el del subsidio a la oferta, parecen ofrecer una garantía de acceso a los grupos más vulnerables. Pero la extensión de esquemas de seguro subsidiado también implica mayores presiones sobre el gasto...

February 8, 2018
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