The asset allocation of defined benefit pension plans: The role of sponsor contributions

A Dyachenko, P Ley, MO Rieger, AF Wagner - Journal of Asset …, 2022 - Springer
What percentage of its assets should a defined benefit pension plan invest into stocks as its
funding ratio varies? We show that the answer to this question depends on the institutional …

[PDF][PDF] Investment strategies, fund size and financial performance of defined contribution schemes in Kenya: Theoretical review

AM Muli, A Jagongo - … Academic Journal of Economics and Finance, 2019 - iajournals.org
The government directive via Treasury Circular No. 18/2010 required State Corporations to
convert from Defined Benefit Schemes (DBs) to Defined Contribution Schemes (DCs) design …

Commercial Retirement FOFs in China: Investment and Persistence Performance Analysis

Y Guo, L Shen - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The number and size of China's commercial retirement Fund of Funds (FOFs) have
exploded since 2018, reflecting a dearth of Chinese retirement products and widespread …

Crisis, internal governance mechanisms and pension fund performance: Evidence from Poland

K Jackowicz, O Kowalewski - Emerging Markets Review, 2012 - Elsevier
This study provides new insight on the impact of supervisory board structure as an internal
governance mechanism on privately defined contribution pension fund performance in …

Is governance related to investment performance and asset allocation? Empirical evidence from Swiss pension funds

M Ammann, C Ehmann - Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2017 - Springer
This study investigates the relationship between governance, investment performance and
asset allocation of pension funds in Switzerland. Our sample includes survey data from 139 …

Pension fund board governance and asset allocation: evidence from Switzerland

N Bregnard, C Salva - Journal of Pension Economics & Finance, 2023 - cambridge.org
We study whether pension fund board governance relates to asset allocation. Pension funds
with well-governed boards have greater international diversification, lower cash holdings …

Activists as moral entrepreneurs: How shareholder activists brought active ownership to Switzerland

D Waeger, S Mena - The contested moralities of markets, 2019 - emerald.com
Action from activists is at the origin of many initiatives that end up injecting moral concerns
into the way companies operate. In such instances, activists function as moral entrepreneurs …

Public pension governance and asset allocation

M Dobra, B Lubich - Journal of CENTRUM Cathedra: The Business …, 2013 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper analyses the relationship between governance, asset allocation, and risk among
state and local government-operated pension systems in the United States of America. It is …

Práticas de governança corporativa adotadas e divulgadas pelos fundos de pensão brasileiros

LC Lima - 2014 - repositorio.ufc.br
Os fundos de pensão movimentam elevado volume de recursos em nome de terceiros,
envolvendo milhões de trabalhadores, pelo que, considera-se que estas entidades devem …

Modernity, imitation, and performance: Sovereign funds in the Gulf

GL Clark, A Monk - Business and Politics, 2012 - cambridge.org
Whereas debate about sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) often focuses upon the global
significance of their investment strategies, these institutions are also emblematic of the new …