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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465741703321

Autore

Baker August J

Titolo

Managing pension and retirement plans [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for employers, administrators, and other fiduciaries / / August J. Baker, Dennis E. Logue, and Jack S. Rader

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c2005

ISBN

0-19-803712-0

1-4337-0111-1

1-280-55899-7

9786610558995

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (366 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LogueDennis E

RaderJack S. <1949->

Disciplina

658.3/253

Soggetti

Pension trusts - Management

Pension trusts - Investments

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-336) and index.

Nota di contenuto

An introduction to pension plans -- What pension plans do -- Designing the best pension plan -- The prudent pension fiduciary : a pragmatic view -- An overview of compliance for pension plans -- Establishing pension investment policy -- The asset allocation decision -- The integrated approach to managing defined benefit plans -- Asset allocation for defined benefit plans -- Accounting for defined benefit plans -- Investment policy, and asset allocation for defined contribution plans -- Employee stock ownership plans and company stock -- Hybrid plans -- Evaluating investment performance -- Improving pension fund investment performance -- Managing pension fund risk -- Risk management strategies using derivative securities -- Selecting and managing asset managers -- Managing costs -- People and the psychology of pension fund decisions -- The pension plan as shareholder -- The path to better pension plan management.

Sommario/riassunto

The purpose of 'Pension & Retirement Plan Management: A Guide for Managers and Other Fiduciaries' is to provide reliable guidance for



regulatory compliance, advice on managerial strategies, and some clarity on the underlying economics and finance of pension and retirement plans.