scholarly journals Value Judgments at the Heart of Green Transformation: The Leverage of Pension Fund Investors

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Monika Berg
Keyword(s):  
Pension Fund ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Public Pension ◽  
Investment Strategies ◽  
Transformative Change ◽  
Value Judgments ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Public Pension Fund ◽  
Investment Capital ◽  
Transformative Function

Abstract As the urgency for green transformation grows, the question of whether finance capital can be harnessed to promote green transformation has been raised. Public pension funds are of particular interest since they are publicly governed, have long-term interest, and are growing in proportion to the global investment capital. However, transformative change demands a reprioritization of fundamental values in terms of trade-offs among economic, environmental, and social ends. This article identifies shifts in value judgments in public pension fund investments and particularly focuses on the institutional constraints by which value (re)priorities are resisted by investigating Swedish public pension funds. While there are signs of environmental embedding of the economy, I also note neutralization of the role and investment strategies of the funds, which has a stabilizing rather than a transformative function. The neutralization constrains deep green transformation, which demands politicization of the role of institutional investors.

scholarly journals DETERMINANTS INFLUENCING PENSION FUND INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE IN KENYA

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Anthony Kyanesa Mutula ◽  
Dr. Assumptah Kagiri
Keyword(s):  
Pension Fund ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Model ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Investment Strategies ◽  
Investment Performance ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Fund Investment ◽  
Regulation Compliance

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the determinants influencing pension fund investment performance in Kenya.Methodology: The study employed a descriptive research design. The study target population was all the 33 registered pension funds in Kenya, and the sample size was 66 senior employees involved in decision making. The study adopted a census approach and therefore data was collected from all the 33 registered pension funds. A questionnaire was used to collect primary data from the selected respondents. The data collected was analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 23.0. The software was used to produce frequencies, descriptive and inferential statistics which was used to derive generalizations and conclusions regarding the population. Multiple linear regression model was used to measure the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable. The study findings were presented using figures and tables.Results: The study findings revealed a positive and significant relationship between diversification decisions, management competency, investment strategies, regulation compliance and investment performance of pension funds in Kenya.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommended that the management of pension funds should establish a strong organization structure and policy implementation, which will enhance their portfolio composition; the firms should have highly competent management; should incorporate investment literacy and capability programs in their organizations; and should continue adhering to the set regulations.

scholarly journals The legal protection of the accrued contributions in the Greek Public Pension Fund for the Self-Employed in view of the latest reductions

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
George Simeonidis ◽  
Dafni Diliagka ◽  
Anna Tsetoura
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Pension Fund ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Public Pension ◽  
The Self ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Public Pension Fund ◽  
Legal Arguments ◽  
Pension Benefits

This paper focuses on the pensioners of the Greek public pension fund for the selfemployed (OAEE) and is divided into two parts. The first part comprises calculations of pension reductions in certain cases for the selfemployed. The analysis of the former illustrates the great difference in handling pensioners<br />receiving low and high old-age pension benefits. The second part analyses the legal protection of the high-earnings pensioners precipitated by the Greek financial crisis. It is concluded that while there is no existing legal protection, there are some moral and legal arguments in support of their protection to<br />ensure that their legal status is not undermined due to restricted financial resources.

Portfolio allocation for public pension funds

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
GEORGE PENNACCHI ◽  
MAHDI RASTAD
Keyword(s):  
Pension Fund ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Pension Plans ◽  
Public Pension ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Portfolio Risk ◽  
Fund Management ◽  
Pension Fund Management ◽  
Portfolio Allocations ◽  
State Pension

AbstractThis paper presents a model of a public pension fund's choice of portfolio risk. Optimal portfolio allocations are derived when pension fund management maximize the utility of wealth of a representative taxpayer or when pension fund management maximize their own utility of compensation. The model's implications are examined using annual data on the portfolio allocations and plan characteristics of 125 state pension funds over the 2000–2009 period. Consistent with agency behavior by public pension fund management, we find evidence that funds chose greater overall asset – liability portfolio risk following periods of relatively poor investment performance. In addition, pension plans that select a relatively high rate with which to discount their liabilities tend to choose riskier portfolios. Moreover, consistent with a desire to gamble for higher benefits, pension plans take more risk when they have greater representation by plan participants on their Boards of Trustees.

Public Pension Fund Power

2001 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-64
Author(s):  
Keith P. Ambachtsheer
Keyword(s):  
Pension Fund ◽  
Public Pension ◽  
Public Pension Fund

scholarly journals Social Investment by Union-Based Pension Funds and Labour-Sponsored Investment Funds in Canada

2002 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Quarter ◽  
Isla Carmichael ◽  
Jorge Sousa ◽  
Susan Elgie
Keyword(s):  
Pension Fund ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Investment Strategies ◽  
Social Investment ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Fund Investment

Summary This study has two objectives: first, to understand the extent of social investment among union-based pension funds as well as labour-sponsored investment funds in Canada; second, to understand the factors that affect social investment strategies among such funds. A national sample of 189 pension funds with assets of at least $50 million was drawn from the Canadian Pension Fund Investment Directory (Toronto: Maclean Hunter). The sample also included 10 labour-sponsored investment funds, half the number of such funds in Canada. The data indicate that pension funds in Canada have minimal social investment. There is somewhat higher social investment among labour-sponsored investment funds, and particularly labour-sponsored investment funds with genuine union sponsorship. The study also explored factors related to social investment by funds.

Rethinking Pension Fund Investment Strategies

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Richard Brownlee ◽  
S. Brooks Marsha
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Pension Fund ◽  
Pension Plan ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Investment Strategies ◽  
Fixed Income ◽  
Fixed Income Securities ◽  
Economic Entity ◽  
Tax Arbitrage ◽  
Fund Investment

This paper addresses the need for companies to reexamine their pension fund investment strategies because of certain changes that occurred during the 1980s that enhanced the attractiveness of fixed-income securities. Of primary importance was the issuance of a new pension accounting standard that substantially changed the determination of annual pension expense, pension plan asset and liability recognition, and pension footnote disclosures. Both the concepts and the information resulting from the pension standard have promoted a more integrative perspective of the relationship between pension funds and their corporate sponsors. This broadened perception of companies and their pension funds comprising a single economic entity has important financial consequences for corporate managements and capital providers. One such consequence pertains to pension portfolios. Fixed-income securities become a more desirable pension fund investment for two principal reasons: they reduce financial reporting risk without increasing economic risk and they are an integral component of corporate tax arbitrage, a strategy initially proposed by Fischer Black in the early 1980s.

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