1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910141307503321

Autore

Calloway Joe

Titolo

Becoming a category of one [[electronic resource] ] : how extraordinary companies transcend commodity and defy comparison / / Joe Calloway

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2009

ISBN

9786612278952

0-470-52933-4

1-282-27895-9

1-118-25617-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Disciplina

658.4/013

658.4012

Soggetti

Benchmarking (Management)

Corporate image

Brand name products

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Becoming a Category of One, 2nd Edition: How Extraordinary Companies Transcend Commodity and Defy Comparison; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: We Just Decided to Go; Chapter 2: What's Your Story?; Chapter 3: Success Means You Know What Used to Work; Chapter 4: The Commodity Trap; Chapter 5: Your Brand Is Everything; Chapter 6: The Three Rules; Chapter 7: The New Customer Reality; Chapter 8: Tiebreakers; Chapter 9: Case Study: Tractor Supply Company; Chapter 10: The Future Category of One; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

A revised and updated edition of the bestselling ""no-nonsense guide to beating the competition.""-Publisher's Weekly  Becoming a Category of One reveals how extraordinary companies do what they do so well and gives you the tools and ideas to help your business emulate their success. Packed with real case studies and personal reflections from successful business leaders, it helps you apply the best practices of the best companies to set yourself apart from your competitors and turn



your business into a market leader. Whether you run a multinational corporation or a two-

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910961914603321

Autore

Impavido Gregorio

Titolo

Efficiency and Performance of Bulgarian Private Pensions / / Gregorio Impavido

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008

ISBN

9786612842191

9781462398164

1462398162

9781452790442

1452790442

9781282842199

1282842196

9781451871265

1451871260

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (107 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

IMF working paper ; ; WP/08/268

Disciplina

331.252

Soggetti

Pensions - Bulgaria

Old age pensions - Bulgaria

Actuarial Studies

Asset management

Asset-liability management

Finance

Finance, Public

Financial Risk Management

Government asset management

Governmental Property

Insurance & actuarial studies

Insurance Companies

Insurance

International Financial Markets

Labor

Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits

Pension spending

Pensions



Private Pensions

Public finance & taxation

Public Finance

Social Security and Public Pensions

Bulgaria

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.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Glossary; I. Introduction; II. Brief Description of the Bulgarian Pension System; 1. Key Features of the Bulgarian Pension System; III. Market Structure; 2. Number of Legal Entities; 3. Direct Shareholding Structure of PICs; 4. Membership Growth and Concentration; 5. Net Assets Growth and Concentration; 6. Annual Contributions Growth and Concentration; 7. Assets of Autonomous Pension Funds in Select OECD and non-OECD Countries; 8. Concentration Indicators-Select Countries; IV. Asset Allocation and Investment Performance; A. Asset Allocation

1. Asset Allocation in 2006 in Select OECD Countries2. Asset Allocation of Bulgarian Pension Funds, 2004-07; 9. Investment Portfolios of UPFs; 10. Investment Portfolios of PPFs; 11. Investment Portfolios of VPFs; B. Investment Performance; 12. Average Maturity of PICs' Bond Portfolio (March, 2007); 13. Gross Nominal and Real Investment Performance, 2002-2007; 14. International Comparison of Real Rates of Returns; 15. Net Nominal Investment Performance, 2003-2007; C. Price Distortions; 16. Concentration and Market Power-Select Countries; V. Regulatory Framework

A. Issues in the Accumulation Phase17. Minimum Return Guarantee in Select Countries; 18. Standard Deviation in Portfolio Weights and Returns of PICs; 19. Price Regulation in Select Countries; 3. Forty-year Charge Ratios in Select Countries; 20. Forty-year AUM Equivalent First Floor Fees (Select Countries, Percent); 21. Number of Transfers across Latin American Pension Funds, 2000 - mid-2007; 4. Switches in the Mexican AFORE Market (2006); B. Issues in the Payout Phase; VI. Policy Conclusions; A. The Market; B. Regulation and Supervision

I. Overview of Second and Third Pillars Institutional ArrangementsII. Detailed Data by Legal Entity; 22. Membership by Legal Entity; 23. Net Assets by Legal Entity; 24. Annual Contributions by Legal Entity; 25. Annual Gross Investment Performance by Legal Entity; 26. Portfolio Allocation by UPFs (2004); 27. Portfolio Allocation by UPFs (2005); 28. Portfolio Allocation by UPFs (2006); 29. Portfolio Allocation by UPFs (2007); 30. Portfolio Allocation by PPFs (2004); 31. Portfolio Allocation by PPFs (2005); 32. Portfolio Allocation by PPFs (2006); 33. Portfolio Allocation by PPFs (2007)

34. Portfolio Allocation by VPFs (2004)35. Portfolio Allocation by VPFs (2005); 36. Portfolio Allocation by VPFs (2006); 37. Portfolio Allocation by VPFs (2007); 38. Pension Funds Investment Regulation; III. Investment Rules for Pension Funds; IV. Relationship Between Concentration, Market Power and Demand Elasticity; 39. Lerner Indices with No Investment Income; 40. Lerner Indices with Investment Income; VII. References; Footnotes



Sommario/riassunto

This paper analyzes the performance of the Bulgarian private defined contribution pensions in the second and third pillars of the pension system.