{"product_id":"the-future-of-pension-management-9781119191032","title":"The Future of Pension Management","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA real-world look at the pension revolution underway\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Future of Pension Management \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a progress report from the field, using actual case studies from around the world. In the mid-70s, Peter Drucker predicted that demographic dynamics would eventually turn pensions into a major societal issue; in 2007, author Keith Ambachsheer''s book \u003ci\u003ePension Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e laid out the ways in which Drucker''s predictions had come to pass. This book provides a fresh look at the situation on the ground, and details the encouraging changes that have taken place in pension management concepts and practices. The challenges identified in 2007 are being addressed, and this report shows how design, management, and investment innovation have led to measurably better pension outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePensions have become an everyday news item, and people are rightly concerned about the security of their retirement in light of recent pension scandals and the global financial crisis. This book \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One Touchstones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Improved Pension Designs and Organizations: Gateways to a More Functional Capitalism 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Pension Plans for the Masses: Good Idea or Pipe Dream? 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Does Institutional Investing Have a Future? 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century: Its Relevance to Pension Fund Management 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Pension Design\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Why We Need to Change the Conversation about Pension Reform 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 On the Costing and Funding of Defined-Benefit Pensions: Separating Fact and Fiction 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Defining Defined-Ambition Pension Plans: Conclusions from an International Conversation 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 What Are Target-Benefit Plans and Why Should You Care? 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Designing 21st-Century Pension Plans: We’re Making Progress! 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three Pension Governance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 How Effective Is Pension Fund Governance Today?: Findings from a New Survey 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 The Evolving Meaning of Fiduciary Duty: Is Your Board of Trustees Keeping Up? 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Pension Organizations and Integrated Reporting: Improving Stakeholder Communications 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Measuring Value-for-Money in Pension Organizations: A New Look 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Measuring Value for Money in Private Markets Investing: Why Investors Need a Standard Protocol 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 How Pension Funds Pay Their Own Investment People 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Investment Beliefs and Organization Design: Are They Aligned in Your Organization? 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Norway versus Yale—or versus Canada?: A Comparison of Investment Models 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Does Culture Matter in Pension Organizations? 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four Pension Investing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Are Investment Returns Predictable? 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Investment Returns in the 21st Century 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Long-Termism as the Dominant Investment Paradigm 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Investing for the Long Term I: From Saying to Doing 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Investing for the Long Term II: How Should We Measure Performance? 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 Investing for the Long Term III: Does It Produce Better Outcomes? 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 Are Alphas and Betas Bunk? 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26 Risk Management Revisited 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27 From an Unknown to a Known: Managing Climate Change Risk 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 221\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407006441815,"sku":"9781119191032","price":51.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119191032.jpg?v=1730497860","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-future-of-pension-management-9781119191032","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}