scholarly journals Propuesta de un Modelo Alternativo para Mejorar la Rentabilidad de los Fondos Captados por el Régimen Obligatorio de Pensiones Complementarias de Costa Rica (A proposal for an alternate model to increase the profitability of supplementary pension)

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Carla Marchena Segura ◽  
Rebeca Marín Alvarado
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Pension Fund ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Portfolio Diversification ◽  
Variable Rate ◽  
Investment Portfolio ◽  
Alternate Model

<p>El presente trabajo de investigación plantea unapropuesta de un modelo alternativo para mejorar larentabilidad de los fondos captados por el RégimenObligatorio de Pensiones Complementarias de CostaRica, a partir del modelo de Multifondos implementadoen Chile y Colombia, para un manejo más eficiente delas inversiones de los Fondos de Pensiones. El modelode Multifondos propuesto consiste en un conjuntode tres fondos de pensiones, los cuales se diferencianen cuanto a sus límites de inversión en renta variable.La ley y reglamentos en relación con el ROP, permitenadoptar el modelo Multifondos, ya que las modificacionesa realizar son a nivel de funcionamiento operativode la administración de las cuentas individuales y delas inversiones, para lo cual sería necesario modificarúnicamente el Reglamento. Los Multifondos puedenayudar a resolver las deficiencias del Régimen Obligatoriode Pensiones Complementarias vigente, principalmente enmateria de diversificación de los portafolios de inversión.</p><p> </p><p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p>This study proposes an alternate model to increasethe profitability of supplementary pension funds gatheredby the Costa Rican mandatory pension system based onthe multiple funds model applied in Chile and Colombia,for a better and efficient way to manage the investmentsof Pension Funds. The proposed multiple funds modelis comprised by three pension funds, differentiatedonly by their variable rate investing limits. The rulesand regulations of the Mandatory Pension System(MPS) allow the adoption of a multiple funds model,as the modifications to be done for the management ofindividual accounts and investments are at the operationallevel, requiring only a modification of the regulations.Multiple funds can help clear out current deficiencies ofthe Supplementary Pension Fund Mandatory System,mainly regarding investment portfolio diversification.</p>

scholarly journals Polish Pension Funds Investment - is There A Place For Real Property in A Portfolio?

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-166
Author(s):  
Magdalena Zaleczna ◽  
Rafał Wolski
Keyword(s):  
Pension Fund ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Capital Allocation ◽  
Portfolio Diversification ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Constant Flow ◽  
Real Property ◽  
Return Levels ◽  
Entire Economy

Polish Pension Funds Investment - is There A Place For Real Property in A Portfolio?The pension fund investments should be characterised by a long term, low risk and profitability, which implicates the necessity of portfolio diversification. In general, pension funds having regular long-term contributions should develop the long-term policy and its effects would be responsible for the economic position of their future beneficiaries. The ways of capital allocation are also critical in terms of the entire economy, as a constant flow of financial resources provided by pension funds stimulates the activity of its recipients. The typical assets in a pension fund's portfolio in the developed economy are stocks, bonds and real property owing to low (negative) correlation between these assets and their diversified potential. The legal investment limits imposed on the Polish pension funds exclude direct investment in real property, which is responsible - in the authors' opinion - for the lower level of diversification and hinders the risk reduction. The authors analyze the Polish pension fund portfolios focusing on risk and return levels. The aim of the study is to find the answer to the important question about the results of hypothetically added real property to the portfolios of pension funds.

Institution of Banking Pension Provisions: Preconditions, Nature, Competition with Traditional Institutions

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-55
Author(s):  
Yuriy Ezrokh
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Pension Fund ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Pension Reform ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Econometric Analysis ◽  
Traditional Institutions ◽  
State Pension ◽  
Pension Benefits

The article analyzes the pension reform implemented in Russia in 2013–2014, provides the modeling of possible pensions, determines the efficiency boundaries for the use of insurance and savings-insurance schemes offered by the Pension Fund of Russia. The author examines the activities and effectiveness in managing pension savings and reserves from non-state pension funds, especially the system of voluntary savings insurance. The study identifies the challenges faced by these financial institutions, which constrain the development of the Russian pension system. Drawing on logical and econometric analysis the author identifies the competitive opportunity for banks to participate in the Pension Benefits Act, calculates the proposals’ efficiency for future retirees and the banking system as a whole, determines the contribution of the proposed solutions to enhanced competition and more competitive banking environment.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF NON-STATE PENSION FUNDS OF UKRAINE: PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalya Tataryn ◽  
Kateryna Zakorko ◽  
Sofia Kozar
Keyword(s):  
Pension Fund ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
The State ◽  
Private Pension ◽  
State Pension ◽  
Private Pension System ◽  
State Pension Funds ◽  
Legal Entities

The article considers topical issues of determining the current state of development of the private pension system in Ukraine, and defines the concept of "private pension fund". In economic essence, the system of non-state pension fund is defined as an integral part of the system of accumulative pension provision, based on voluntary participation of individuals and legal entities in the formation of pension savings in order to receive additional pension contributions. Problems that hinder the development of private pension funds, namely the shadowing of wages and labor relations, lack of public awareness, lack of legislation are identified. The functioning of private pension funds in the country depends not only on reforming the existing pension system, but also on the growth of incomes, their de-shadowing and development of the financial market in general. The current pension system is not able to provide the population with the necessary pension assets. This problem can be solved by intensifying the activities of private pension funds. Emphasis is placed on the need and importance of a voluntary private pension system and its role in ensuring the development of the state economy. As world experience shows, in a market economy, the development of private pension funds is one of the important components to ensure effective functioning of the state. Private pension funds are powerful investment investors because they can mobilize additional investment resources. The main purpose of investing pension assets is to preserve the savings of the population. The main indicators of activity of non-state pension funds are analyzed, namely: pension contributions, pension payments, the number of concluded pension contracts, the amount of investment income, etc. Further trends in the development of private pension provision in Ukraine are noted, substantiated the necessary measures to intensify activities in modern economic conditions, proposed recommendations for solving existing problems of institutions. However, in implementing the proposed measures should be remembered participation of both individuals and legal entities.

Non-governmental coverage of retirement benefits as part of the national socio-economic policy

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 449-466
Author(s):  
L.D. Kapranova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Pension Plans ◽  
Fund Raising ◽  
Real Economy ◽  
Investment Portfolio ◽  
Retirement Benefits ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Russian Federation

Subject. The article examines the existing non-governmental system of retirement benefits and non-governmental pension funds, key trends and issues in the Russian Federation. Objectives. I analyze key performance indicators of non-governmental pension funds and detect the main development challenges. I also study the composition and mix of their investment portfolio, growth in pension savings and their return. Methods. The study relies upon methods of logic, statistical, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and graphical methods for representing results of the analysis. Results. I discovered that more people opt for non-governmental pension plans in the Russian Federation. I analyzed the comprehensive investment portfolio of a non-governmental pension fund and found a growth in deposited funds and their return. Non-governmental funds’ investment portfolio now include more investment in the real economy. Non-governmental pension funds may become a source of financing the real economy to implement long-terms infrastructure projects through PPP. Conclusions and Relevance. Continuing their development, non-governmental pension funds are called on to increase the standard of living and ensure the sustainability of the pension system. The stability of the national economy, growing income of the population and trust in financial institutions are cornerstones for reinforcing the non-governmental pension system. The fact that the funded part of retirement pension has been frozen impedes the development of non-governmental pension funds, since the influx of financial resources is restricted. Long-term savings people make in non-governmental funds may streamline investments in the economy. Currently, the fund raising program for non-governmental pensions funds is insufficiently implemented, with efforts to revitalize it being ineffective.

scholarly journals Pension fund governance: The Polish experience

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-357
Author(s):  
Adam Samborski
Keyword(s):  
Pension Fund ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Small Fragment ◽  
Fund Management ◽  
Pension Systems ◽  
Pension Fund Management ◽  
Polish Experience ◽  
Fund Governance

Despite a comprehensive pension related debate held on the governmental level and in media in Poland, little time was spent, however, on discussing nature and usefulness of governance in the context of pension systems aimed at would-be-pensioners. Attention is predominantly paid to the role of governance for investments. Unfortunately, governance is not addressed, with reference to pension funds, the way it should be. The author is looking for answers to questions about the state of pension fund governance in Poland, thus trying to find methods for improvement. Nevertheless, this text concentrates on a small fragment of the pension system in Poland. The article aims at attempting identification of issues to be faced by governance in voluntary pension funds that are managed by universal pension fund management companies.

scholarly journals Alternatives to Serve the Interests of Russian Pensioners

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Ivanovna Kulikova
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Older People ◽  
Pension Fund ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Negative Phenomena

The results of the analysis of statistical data on the Russian labor market, employment and wages, as well as the specific features of the Russian pension system, provide the basis for several important conclusions. Firstly, the living standards of the majority of Russian pensioners do not meet their needs as the Russian pension system is focused on the achievement of minimum living standards. Secondly, the regulation on the functioning of the pension system established by Russian legislation is often violated by the regulators without coordination with economic entities and citizens, participants of the pension system, which prevents future pensioners from feeling protected upon retirement. For this reason, citizens of the retirement age do not seek to retire even when they reach the retirement age. The growth rate of working pensioners (who pay taxes, including insurance deductions to the Pension Fund of Russia and private pension funds) confirms this. Thirdly, there is a need to create a socially-comfortable environment for pensioners, to counteract the psychological problems of older people their sense of “uselessness” to society. The article proposes practical measures to mitigate the negative phenomena in the pension provision of Russian citizens.

scholarly journals Modelling Development of Voluntary Pension Fund Using Mathematical Model of Approximation with Lagrange Interpolation Polynomials

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-257
Author(s):  
Ivan Radojković ◽  
Branislav Ranđelović ◽  
Ivana Ilić
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Pension Fund ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Polynomial Interpolation ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Private Pension ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Fund Investment ◽  
Interpolation Polynomials

Abstract Corporate social responsibility (CSR), as a concept that tackles economic, The introduction of private pension funds is the essence of the reform of the pension system in Serbia. Private pension funds in Serbia are based on voluntary benefits. Thus, the functioning of the pension system takes place in three interconnected processes: payments to a voluntary pension fund, investment of free funds, and ultimately programmed payments – pensions. The stability in the voluntary pension funds and the predictability of payments allow the quality of investment portfolio to be formed and achieve a long-term yield of investment. In this paper, we implement a well-known approximation method of Lagrange polynomial interpolation. We use it in order to find appropriate mathematical model for prediction of the number of fund members and the average salary in Serbia. This calculation is based on data (average salaries and fund member) from the last five years, i.e. from the period 2015-2019. We calculated the exact mathematical formula, then we compared the results and predictions obtained with that formula and with the formula from one of our previous works. In keeping with that, the appropriate conclusions were given..

scholarly journals Private pension funds: pragmatics and problems of activity in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Zoriana Matsuk
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Pension Fund ◽  
Pension System ◽  
General Structure ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Private Pension ◽  
Investment Horizon ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Bank Deposits ◽  
State Pension

Introduction. Nowadays, the pension system in Ukraine is being transformed, which necessitates analytical research on the activities of private pension funds, namely, open-ended, identifying problems of their activities and finding ways for further effective development.Methods. In the article author uses methods of analysis and synthesis, graphic research methods, economic and statistical methods for information collection and processing, in particular, sample surveys, groupings, statistical comparisons, trend analysis - in the process of evaluating the activities of private pension funds in Ukraine, and the method of logical generalization in formulating conclusions.Results. Author did an analytical assessment of indicators that characterize both the quantitative side of the activities of private pension funds in Ukraine and the qualitative side of their effectiveness in the domestic financial market. Attention is focused on the peculiarities of the structure of the portfolio of open non-state pension funds and it is concluded that the biggest quote (about 95%) in it belongs to cash on bank deposits and government securities. Author analyzed the indicators of profitability of the five most profitable open pension funds of Ukraine (according to the results of 2020) and their comparative characteristics, both in terms of the level of profitability and with the inflation rate. The tendency to decrease the profitability of investment portfolios during the analyzed period is noted. It was found that the structure of the portfolio of the most profitable open private pension funds is practically the same as the general structure of all pension funds of Ukraine. Discussion. Author proposed to form the portfolio structure of a private pension fund based on the characteristics of its depositors, and for the part of the portfolio with the largest investment horizon include risky instruments: direct investment funds, venture funds and real estate funds. This will allow using part of the pension savings as a long-term investment resource for the modernization of the domestic economy.Prospects for further research necessitate consideration of the main methods used in the process of selecting an asset management company, the administrator of a private pension fund, and assess the effectiveness of its asset management of private pension funds.

Two different paths to sustainability? A comparison of a Finnish and a Swedish public pension reserve fund

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-317
Author(s):  
Niko Väänänen
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Pension Fund ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Public Pension ◽  
Responsible Investing ◽  
Reserve Fund ◽  
Investment Process

The role played by finance in allocating resources has become crucial in modern economies. Responsible Investing, i.e., the integration of non-financial criteria (such as environmental, social, and governance (ESG), negative/positive screening, and active ownership) into the investment process, has gained an important role. Does this apply to pension funds, too? This article compares two public pension reserve funds, one from Finland and one from Sweden, and describes their path towards responsible investments. The article shows that although having taken different paths, responsible investing has been clearly integrated into the investment process of both funds during the last decades. In Finland, the role played by pension fund insiders has been remarkable. In Sweden, legislators have played an active and significant role in the process. The design of the pension system equally plays an important role in the overall process. In Sweden, cooperation is promoted in responsible investments. In Finland, pension system design fosters competition, thereby reducing cooperation in investments. This article adds more information on the scarce comparative research on public pension reserve funds.

scholarly journals PORTFOLIO AND BENCHMARK RETURNS OF PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS FOR TURKEY

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 3891-3910
Author(s):  
Fatih KAYHAN ◽  
Mehmet İSLAMOĞLU ◽  
Mehmet APAN
Keyword(s):  
Capital Market ◽  
Pension Fund ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Private Pension ◽  
Regulatory Structure ◽  
Portfolio Returns ◽  
Pension Fund Management ◽  
Portfolio Structure

The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether pension fund returns are in line with benchmark returns taking into account the regulatory structure in Turkey. The methodology of the study is the cumulative portfolio returns. Data is retrieved from TEFAS Platform and official web site of Capital Market Board of Turkey. Portfolio and benchmark of pension funds are compared. Only standard pension funds are covered within the scope of voluntary pension funds of Turkey. Findings are as follows; Portfolio returns and benchmark returns are in line significantly. The results are partly attributable to the regulations about pension fund management and portfolio structure. The paper also shows that in the long term, the volatility of returns decreases and returns prove to conform with the primary purpose of the private pension system.                            

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