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Author Mackenzie, G. A. (George A.), 1950-

Title The decline of the traditional pension : a comparative study of threats to retirement security / George A. (Sandy) Mackenzie
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 279 pages) : illustrations
Contents The development of employer-provided pensions -- The economics of employer-provided pension plans -- Issues in funding and investing -- Current regulatory issues -- Public-sector employer-provided pensions and recent innovations in the first tier -- The causes of decline -- Policies to address the decline of the traditional pension -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendix 1 : Ten country profiles -- Appendix 2 : Mathematical treatments and derivations
Summary "The traditional (final or average salary) pension that employers have provided their employees has suffered a huge decline in labor force coverage in the United Kingdom and the United States, and less severe declines in Canada and elsewhere. The traditional pension provides a precious measure of retirement security by paying retirees an annuity for life. This study compares developments in the countries just named and in Australia, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland to explain the forces behind the decline of the traditional pension and to contrast the experience of public sector employer-provided plans, where it remains dominant. Given the great value of the longevity insurance that the traditional plan provides, and the risks its diminished coverage entails, the book proposes a set of measures that either stem the decline or endow defined contribution pensions with some of the attributes of the traditional plan"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Pensions.
Investments.
Portfolio management.
Pensions
Investments
pensions (compensation)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Personal Finance -- Retirement Planning.
Investments
Pensions
Portfolio management
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010014784
ISBN 9780511932458
0511932456
9780511778018
0511778015
0511924739
9780511924736
9781107507326
1107507324