Managing pension and retirement plans : a guide for employers, administrators, and other fiduciaries

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Title:

Author:

Baker, August J.

ISBN:

9780195165906

Personal Author:

Baker, August J.

Publication Information:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2005.

Physical Description:

xii, 351 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

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.

Subject Term:

Pension trusts -- Management.

Pension trusts -- Investments.

Pensioen.

Râegimes de retraite -- Gestion.

Caisses de retraite -- Investissements.

Added Author:

Logue, Dennis E.

Rader, Jack S., 1949-

Electronic Access:

Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0616/2004009737-d.html
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0616/2004009737-t.html

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Summary

As the U.S. Population ages, retirement is becoming an increasingly important life stage. Pension and retirement plans are crucial to the financial well-being of older citizens and key determinants of their standard of living. Many varieties of pension plans are currently offered, and employers have an interest in these plans because a good pension plan can help an employer attract, retain, and motivate a competent workforce. In some cases, the employer's financial health can depend significantly on the financial health of its pension plan. When employers make decisions regarding pension and retirement plans, they are making decisions that have high stakes for both their employees and the employer itself. Poor decisions can lead to intense scrutiny, sometimes by the media or in the courtroom. Good pension decision making can provide a secure future for the employer and its employees. Managing Pension and Retirement Plans: A Guide for Employers, Administrators and Other Fiduciaries covers the essential financial issues surrounding pension plans. It discusses investment policy and strategy, performance measurement, fiduciary responsibilities, and labor market issues, among other topics. Anyone responsible for any aspect of pension plan management will profit from reading this book.