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Pension fund switch to decentralized management right way to go, landmark study finds

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

As pension funds have grown and become increasingly complex many have turned to using multiple, often pricier specialist managers to steer their investment decisions.


Canada can lead the world with smart pension reform, says pension expert

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Toronto - The time has come to turn Canada's supplemental pensions jumble into a coherent system with a clear goal and a clear plan to achieve it, according to Keith Ambachtsheer, Director of the Rotman International ...


Cisco raises bid for Tandberg to $3.4 billion (AP)

Cisco raises bid for Tandberg to $3.4 billion

Technology / Business

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. said Monday it raised its bid for Norway's Tandberg ASA after only a fraction of Tandberg shareholders agreed to Cisco's initial offer.


Immigration makes Spanish pensions system more sustainable

Immigration makes Spanish pensions system more sustainable

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from the University of Valladolid have constructed a demographic and economic simulation model called 'Carrión', which projects the costs of pensions, Social Security contributions and GDP ...


Verizon shareholders to vote on executive pay

Technology / Business

created May 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A movement to give shareholders influence over compensation awarded to company executives gets an early test Thursday as Verizon Communications Inc. becomes the latest to hold a "say on pay" vote.


Another bailout? Government pension insurer could be next, expert says

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 15, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Another multi-billion-dollar taxpayer bailout could lie ahead, this time to rescue a cash-strapped government program that insures pensions of 44 million American workers and retirees, a University of Illinois finance professor ...


'Credit Crunch' Will Hit Retirees in Unequal Ways

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- How severely retirees will be affected by the continuing financial crisis and subsequent "credit crunch" depends to a considerable extent on the kinds of retirement plans they rely on for retirement income, ...