SANTRAUKA Nijolė BALČIENĖ Lietuvos privačių pensijų fondų vaidmuo kuriant gerovės valstybę Magistrantūros studijų baigiamasis darbas, 68 puslapiai, 26 paveikslai, 31 lentelė, 71 literatūros šaltiniai, 5 priedai, lietuvių kalba. RAKTINIAI ŽODŽIAI: Gerovės Valstybė, senatvės pensijos, socialinė apsauga, privatūs pensijų fondai, anuitetas, investicijų pelningumas. Tyrimo objektas - Lietuvos pensijų fondai. Tyrimo dalykas – PF veiklos efektyvumas ir reikšmė kuriant gerovės valstybę priklauso nuo fondų veiklos ypatumų valstybėje, nuo dalyvių supratimo dėl savo pasirinkimo galimų pasekmių ateityje. Tyrimo tikslas – įvertinti Lietuvos pensijų fondų įtaką kuriant Gerovės Valstybę. Tyrimo tikslui pasiekti keliami šie uždaviniai : • Patikslinti pensijų fondų sąvoką ir apibūdinimą; • Nustatyti socialinės apsaugos uždavinius, kuriuos padeda spręsti privatūs pensijų fondai kuriant šalyje gerovės valstybę; • Atskleisti fondų veiklos rezultatų vertinimo rodiklių panaudojimo problemas; • Parengti privačių pensijų fondų vertinimo metodiką ir įvertinti Lietuvos pensijų fondų įtaką Gerovės valstybės kūrime per socialinės apsaugos uždavinių įgyvendinimo rezultatus; • Pateikti Lietuvos privačių pensijų fondų veiklos vertinimą. Tyrimo metodai – loginė analizė ir sintezė, literatūros analizė ir sintezė, statistinių duomenų struktūrinė ir palyginamoji analizė ir sintezė, grafinio vaizdavimo metodas, modeliavimas. / SUMMARY Nijolė BALČIENĖ Role of Lithuanian Private pension funds in Creating Welfare State Final work of University Postgraduate Studies, includes 68 pages, 26 pictures, 31 tables, 5 appendix, 71 references, Lithuanian language. KEY WORDS: Welfare State, pensions, social security, private pension funds, annuity, profitability of investments. Research object - Private pension funds in Lithuania. Research aim is to evaluate influence of private pension funds to creating Welfare State in Lithuania. Research subject – efficiency of the pension funds activity and its significance of creating Welfare State depend on the peculiarity of the funds activity in the state some as on the participants understanding of the probable consequences of their choice in the future. Objectives: 1) To specify the concept of private pension funds. 2) To perform the theoretic analysis of the social insurance models and their potential use in the practice of private pension funds. 3) To estimate potential ways of sponsorship and administration of the pension funds. 4) To frame the methodology of evaluation of private pension funds. 5) To evaluate private pension funds in Lithuania according to the prepared methodology. Research methods: the analysis and synthesis of scientific literature, logical analysis and synthesis, comparable analysis, structural comparative analysis, the analysis and synthesis of statistical information, graphic methods of modeling, method of rating.

<p>This thesis deals with a very important issue in South African society, i.e. the provision of financial and non-cash support to older persons. Older persons in South Africa can be described as a sizeable but vulnerable group requiring specific protection. Section 27 of the South African Constitution of 1996 obliges the state to take reasonable legislative and other measures within available resources to progressively realise the right of access to social security. Hence, the steps taken by the state to promote older persons&rsquo / right of access to social security and to protect their right to dignity need to be evaluated. The legislative framework for the provision of financial and non-cash support to older persons currently is fragmented into various statutes dealing with retirement income, state grants to older persons and care and support services for older persons. Therefore, the current legislation lacks an integrated approach to the provision of support and care to older persons, as well as a central principle on which to base future legislation concerning older persons. One such principle that could potentially be adopted is intergenerational solidarity, which can be described as the solidarity between the active working-age population, as one generation, from which benefits flow to older persons as the other. This thesis evaluates whether intergenerational solidarity should form the basis of South African legislation on the provision of retirement income and the provision of care and support to older persons, and if so, whether it in fact does. If the answer to the latter is in the negative, the thesis further examines whether the current process to reform the retirement income system and related legislation in South Africa would be a suitable platform to introduce the concept of intergenerational solidarity to legislation concerning older persons.</p>

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether there is a correlation between the actuarial assumptions, of listed groups in Large Cap on the Nasdaq Stockholm, equity ratio and their pensionplans funding status. Method: The study is based on a quantitative research method, where the analysis of annual reports takes place. The quantitative research method has enabled the paper to perform related analyzes and comparisons of means between groups, for listed companies equity ratio and pension obligation, and the relation to its actuarial assumptions. Correlation measurements are made using a non-parametric method, Spearman's rho, then further tested using one-sided hypotheses t-test. Theory: The backbone of the thesis is presented using two theories, earnings management and the principal-agent theory. These theories are intertwined with the previous researches, which also dealt with the essay topic of earnings management in previous years and in other countries. Empirical: Correlation analyzes between the studied actuarial assumptions and corporate groups solidity and pension financial status is presentedusing tables and charts. These are further analyzed using hypothesis tests and scatterplots. Conclusion: All tests resulted in very weak correlation between the different variables and can there for not be classified as significant. The conclusion that companies, listed in Large Cap on Nasdaq Stockholm, tend to make its actuarial assumptions in order to try to achieve a certain equity ratio, or to try to get their unfunded pension plans seem more funded than they actually are, is not possible to make.

為進一步保障勞工老年退休後經濟狀況無虞，維持其原本生活水平，行政院會於2011年12月29日通過《勞工退休金條例》修正草案，放寬企業開辦年金保險條件，企業規模在200人以上者，只要經工會或勞資會議同意，即可開辦企業年金保險，而勞工也可審視其收益狀況，選擇是否將個人退休金專戶轉換為企業年金保險。此項立法通過後，可望帶動壽險公司勞退自提部分企業年金保險商品的銷售商機。 站在勞工的角度來看，任職公司為職工規劃企業年金保險，可以讓員工提早為退休金做儲蓄，更專注於工作做努力。 從政府的角度觀察，為國內勞工做好規劃及監督與把關，更加健全、完善與更多選擇的退休金商品與制度，能給予勞工一個無憂無慮的退休生活，相對的能節省更多可能的社會福利支出，將政府資源投入國家基礎建設與經濟發展中。 站在壽險公司的方向研究，企業退休金市場的經營一直都是壽險公司所高度關注的一個區塊，只要提供適合的商品及規劃，企業為勞工、勞工為自己所提存的保費收入，是每月都會有穩定的現金流入，有利於壽險業做長期的投資規劃，再者透過企業年金保險制度的推廣，能接觸到更多的客戶與更加深入了解客戶的需求，便於設計出市場接受度高的商品，有利提供壽險公司的經營與投資績效。 最後從企業經營面來規劃，實施企業年金保險制度，能替員工提供一個更長久的退休計畫，為企業規劃一個更完善的員工獎勵制度與留才計畫；員工是企業最重要的資產，若未針對企業中的“人”此項有形資產加以運用，企業將不會產生任何無形的超額利益，本文希望藉由對企業年金保險制度之分析與介紹，期有助於國內壽險業發展企業年金保險與企業參酌實施企業年金保險制度之意願研究之參考。 / To have labors adapt to life after retirement, the Executive Yuan approved the Amendment of the Labor Pension Act on December 29, 2011. From the view of labors, it allows employees to start saving into pension ahead of time and focus more on work if the enterprise that one works for setting out an enterprise annuity insurance plan for its employees. From the government’s point of view, a good plan with constant monitoring and checking on makes a more complete pension funds system, which provides laborers with a better life after retirement. For insurance companies, as long as the insurance company provides suitable product and plan, the premium collected from what enterprises invested for employees and labour’ self-contribution will be stable cash flow on monthly basis, which is beneficial for insurance company to draw a long time investment plan. Finally, in terms of enterprise management, to carry out enterprise annuity insurance will provide employees with a retirement plan with long-term influence and will help to establish a complete reward system and a plan for retaining talent. Through the analysis and introduction of the enterprise annuity insurance in this article, it provides some suggestions for local insurance companies when it comes to develop the enterprise annuity insurance, and also some references for enterprises that are willing to put enterprise annuity insurance system into practice.

年金制度是歐美國家社會安全體系最重要的ㄧ環，由於人口結構轉變與勞動市場變遷造成年金財務問題日趨嚴重，使得各國年金體系既有之制度已無法延續。年金改革成為各國家必須面臨之問題。本研究選取德國、英國及日本為探討對象，透過研究比較三個國家勞工的年金制度與年金改革的發展趨勢。 德國的年金體系以俾斯麥模式為代表，英國則基於貝佛里奇模式的理念，兩個國家的年金體系為兩種截然不同之模式；日本則是綜合兩種制度之年金體系，以社會保險方式建構基礎年金，形成全民皆年金之體系。上述國家之年金制度已邁入成熟期，在人口老化、經濟發展停滯的雙重壓力下，年金的財務補助成為政府沉重負擔，為維持年金制度的永續經營，已歷經多次年金改革。 本研究的目的，即在了解三個國家的年金制度體系、歷次年金改革內容與年金制度實施狀況，藉由研究比較了解各國年金制度的內容和實務的運作，再與我國勞工的年金制度做比較，並以年金制度工作者的實務經驗，檢視我國年金制度施行現況，以及對我國102年的勞保年金改革方案提出分析，並對未來年金的改革方向提出建議。

This thesis situates the ongoing changes to pension schemes in China within the macro legal and economic conditions in that country, and contextualizes these changes in light of international influences, particularly the influence of the World Bank. Drawing on such contextualization, this thesis explores a number of related factors, including the rule of law, economic development and pension reform strategy in order to understand both the need for and flaws in pension reform in China during the past three decades. This thesis argues that the pension system has mirrored China’s economic reforms. The marketization process that began in the late 1970s impelled China to make fundamental pension reforms. The fact that China has not yet achieved the rule of law further complicates the pension reform process. This thesis concludes that the pension reforms that have been inspired by the World Bank pension model have not been ideal reform choices for China; however, several steps on the way to fundamental reform are suggested as being worth trying in China’s current economic and legal climate.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 311-320).

[pt] Muitos dos trabalhos em finanças, como os que envolvem modelos financeiros,concentram-se na busca de formas de rejeitar as suposições sobre as quais estes se baseiam. Contudo, uma questão importante, é verificar se um determinado modelo supera ou é superado pelas alternativas existentes.Assim foi feito nesta pesquisa, que tem como objetivo principal mostrar que o gerenciamento ativo de carteiras dos fundos de pensão, com todas as limitações constantes em sua legislação cria valor, se comparado ao gerenciamento passivo. Ou seja, o gerenciamento ativo supera o gerenciamento passivo de carteiras.Basicamente, neste trabalho são apresentadas as limitantes presentes na legislação dos fundos de pensão e metodologias para a construção de carteiras.A carteira passiva foi construída segundo os conceitos presentes no algoritmo de Elton, Gruber e Padberg.A carteira ativa foi construída segundo um processo proposto por Grinold e Kahn de transformar sinais / informações em alphas / previsões.Para a segunda etapa do processo de geração de uma carteira ativa foram utilizadas três técnicas de construção de carteiras: a metodologia das janelas; a metodologia da estratificação; e a metodologia de programação quadrática onde foi utilizado o programa AEGIS 3.0 da consultoria BARRA. Após a construção das carteiras uma comparação, entre ambas, valida o objetivo proposto. / [en] Many of the works in finance, as the ones that involves financial models, are concentrated in fetching the forms to reject the assumptions on which these are based.However, an important question is to verify if one specific model surpasses or is surpassed by the other alternatives. Thus, it was made in this work, which main objective is showing that the active pension funds portfolio management, with all those legislation restrictions, creates value when it was compared to the passive management. In other words, the active portfolio management surpasses the passive management. Basically, in this work, we present the restrictions of the pension funds legislation and the methodology of the portfolio construction.The passive portfolio was built according to the concepts presented in the Elton, Gruber and Padberg algorithm. The active portfolio was built according to the process considered by Grinold and Kahn to transform signs / information into alphas / forecasts. For the second step of the process of the portfolio construction, there are three generic classes of procedures that cover the vast majority of institutional portfolio management, that are used: Screens; Stratification; and Quadratic Programming, in which we used AEGIS 3.0 of BARRA consult. After the portfolio construction we match the results to validate the main objective.

[pt] O presente trabalho mostra a utilização da metodologia value at risk para a mensuração do risco de mercado, quando dos investimentos em renda fixa (aplicação em cotas de fundos de investimentos), por parte dos Fundos de Pensão, bem como a aplicação de métodos de otimização para a alocação de ativos. Na primeira parte, são apresentadas as diversas metodologias de mensuração de risco de mercado (VaR), dentre as quais destacam-se a modelagem paramétrica, a simulação de Monte Carlo e a simulação histórica, esta última adotada para este trabalho. Na parte seguinte são expostos, em linhas gerais, conceitos referentes à teoria clássica de otimização de carteiras, cujo precursor foi Markowitz; a partir desses, são desenvolvidos algoritmos a serem usados na gestão ativa da carteira de investimentos da instituição (neste caso, Fundo de Pensão). A última parte exibe os resultados obtidos, bem como a interpretação dos mesmos. / [en] This work shows the use of Value-at-Risk methodology, measuring market risk for Pension Funds fixed income investment funds, and the adoption of optimization methods for asset allocation. The first part presents different methodologies used to measure market risk (VaR). Among them, we can distinguish three approaches: parametric, Monte Carlo Simulation and Historical Simulation (called Full Simulation) - used to implement the models adopted in this work. The second part summarizes the most important concepts related to the Classic Theory of Portfolio Optimization, developed by Markowitz. Based on these concepts we have created different algorithms to be used in the active management - institution`s investment portfolio (in our case, Pension Funds). The last part focus in the results obtained and is concerned with their interpretation; in other words, it attempts to define how the institution could use this information to support its investment decision. / [es] EL presente trabajo muestra la utilización de la metodología value at risk para evaluar el riesgo de mercado, para las inversiones en renta fija (aplicación en cuotas de fondos de inversiones), por parte de los Fondos de Pensión, así como la aplicación de métodos de optimización para la colocación de activos. En la primera parte, se presentan las diversas metodologías de evaluación de riesgo de mercado (VaR), dentro de las cuales se destacan: los modelos paramétricos, la simulación de Monte Carlo y la simulación histórica, ésta última adoptada en este trabajo. En la parte siguiente se exponen, en líneas generales, los conceptos de la teoría clásica de optimización de carteras, cuyo precursor fue Markowitz; a partir de ellos, se desarrollan los algoritmos que serán utilizados en la gestión activa de la carteira de investimientos de la instituición (en este caso, Fondo de Pensión). La última parte exhibe los resultados obtenidos y su interpretación.

A intrínseca relação entre educação financeira e educação previdenciária, mais especificamente pela interação destes dois fatores como determinante no bem estar do indivíduo na fase pós-laboral, faz da educação financeira uma importante ferramenta de disseminação da cultura previdenciária. Em um âmbito nacional, diante de iniciativas de órgãos previdenciários como PREVIC, se estabeleceu a importância de ações e programas de educação financeira em Entidades de Previdência Complementar, surgindo a demanda em compreender, mensurar e acompanhar o nível de educação financeira dos públicos de Fundos de Pensão brasileiros. Assim, este trabalho objetivou propor e aplicar uma metodologia para coleta de dados primários, voltado à obtenção de indicadores e ao cálculo de um índice geral de educação financeira, o qual refletisse o nível de educação financeira do público analisado. A partir de estudos bibliográficos sobre o tema, assim como da experiência de órgãos internacionais como OCDE, constituiu-se um instrumento de aferição contendo 25 itens distribuídos em quatro indicadores pré-estabelecidos. A pesquisa de campo para aplicação e validação desse instrumento foi realizada através de método de levantamento de dados (survey) com aplicação de técnica de coleta via internet (online), resultando em uma amostra de 275 entrevistas válidas, selecionada de acordo com procedimentos amostrais probabilísticos. A validação do instrumento foi realizada com aplicação de técnicas de análise multivariada pelo método PAF. O resultado das análises efetuadas indicou a obtenção de cinco indicadores para o cálculo do índice geral de educação financeira, listados por ordem de importância: Poupança e Investimentos; Organização das finanças pessoais; Dívidas pessoais; Proteção; Noções de dinheiro e Matemática Financeira. / The intrinsic relation between financial literacy and social security education, more specifically by the interaction of these two as a determinant factor in the well-being of the individual in post-labor phase makes financial education a tool in major spread of social security culture. On a national level, before social security bodies initiatives as PREVIC, we established the importance of actions and financial education programs in the Complementary Pension Entities, surging demand to understand, measure and monitor the level of financial education of the public of Brazilian pension funds. This research aimed to propose and implement a methodology for primary data collection, aimed at obtaining indicators and calculating a general index of financial education, which reflect the financial literacy level of the analyzed public. From bibliographical references on the topic, as well as the experience of international bodies such as OECD, it constituted a benchmarking instrument containing 25 items divided into four pre-established indicators. The field research for application and validation of the instrument was conducted through data collection method (survey) with technical application collection via internet (online), resulting in a sample of 275 valid interviews, selected according to probability sampling procedures. The validation of the instrument was carried out with application of multivariate analysis by PAF method. The survey results of the analysis carried out indicated the achievement of five indicators to calculate the overall index of financial education, listed by importance: Savings and Investments; Organization of personal finance; Personal debt; Protection; Notions of cash and Financial Mathematics.