Videos
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A Pension for All: Pension Reform in the United Kingdom 13:27
Published in: Volume 2, Number 2 /2009
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Pension Funds as Universal Owners: Opportunity Beckons and Leadership Calls 10:47
Published in: Volume 4, Number 1 /2011
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Making Pension Boards Work: The Criticle Role of Leadership 11:59
Published in: Volume 1, Number 1 /2008
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Does Portfolio Turnover Exceed Expectations? 9:26
Published in: Volume 3, Number 2 /2010
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Performance-Based Fees and Moral Hazard: Aligning the Interests of Investors and Managers 8:13
Published in: Volume 3, Number 1 /2010
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Defeating Short-Termism: Why Pension Funds Must Lead 9:17
Published in: Volume 2, Number 2 /2009
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The Pension Fund Advantage: Are Canadians Overpaying their Mutual Funds? 9:16
Published in: Volume 1, Number 1 /2008
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Pension Collaboration: Strength in Numbers 12:37
This article argues that collaboration among financial market agents such as pension funds offers a powerful alternative and points to a growing number of successful examples of collaborative initiatives. Behind these real world examples are useful theories of cooperation and conventions. Together, the examples and theories lead to an eight-step framework for identifying and designing optimal collaborative initiatives among pension funds and their agents. The power of this framework is demonstrated by using it to address the specific problem of short-termism, which leads to a mismatch between the short horizon conventions of many investment agents and the long horizon needs of retirement savings owners. The framework helps shape carrot and stick collaboration strategies that will lengthen investment horizons to match savings owner needsPublished in: Volume 1, Number 1 /2008
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Effective Pensions Governance: The Ontario Teachers' Story 9:49
The recently-retired CEO of one of the world's leading pension fund organizations tells the story of how Teachers' went from a provincial backwater to a global pension powerhouse over the course of his tenure. The key ingredients to success are as simple as they are powerful: get the best board members you can, run the plan as a business, and treat plan members and employees the way you would like to be treated.Published in: Volume 1, Number 1 /2008