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Book Synopsis Pension Funds and the Bottom Line by : Keith P. Ambachtsheer
Download or read book Pension Funds and the Bottom Line written by Keith P. Ambachtsheer and published by Irwin Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1986 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Investment Practices of State and Local Pension Funds by : Annika E. Sundén
Download or read book Investment Practices of State and Local Pension Funds written by Annika E. Sundén and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The investment practices of public pension funds have become a topic of major interest in the wake of President Clinton's 1999 proposal to invest a portion of the Social Security Trust Funds in equities. Both supporters and opponents of the proposal point to the performance of public plans to argue their case. Supporters cite the success of Federal plans, particularly the Federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), which has avoided picking individual stocks by investing in a stock index and has steered clear of projects with less than market returns. Divestiture of stocks for social or political reasons has also not been a problem, and TSP has avoided government intervention in the private sector since individual portfolio managers vote the proxies. Opponents of Social Security Trust Fund investment in equities point to state and local pension funds. They contend that state and local pensions often undertake investments that sacrifice return to achieve political or social goals, divest stocks to demonstrate that they do not support some perceived immoral or unethical behavior, and intervene in corporate activity. Opponents claim that if Social Security's investment options were broadened, Congress would use the Trust Fund money for similar unproductive activities. An important question is the extent to which allegations about state and local plans are true. This study explores four possible avenues through which social or political considerations could enter the investment decisions of state and local pension funds. The first section focuses on economically targeted investments (ETIs), those investments that are designed to meet some special need within the state. The second section looks at instances of pension fund activism, whereby the fund managers attempt to influence corporate behavior to improve profitability or other aspects of corporate performance. The third section investigates the extent to which state and local pension plans have avoided or divested certain holdings in order to make a political or ethical statement. The fourth section investigates the extent to which states and localities have used pension funds as an escape valve for general budget pressures. This comprehensive review yields the following conclusions. First, economically targeted investments account for no more than 2.5 percent of total state and local holdings. Although early studies showed plans sacrificing considerable return for targeting their investments to in-state activities, recent survey data reveal no adverse impact on returns as a result of the current small amount of ETI activity. Second, public plans in only three states have seriously engaged in shareholder activism, and this activism appears to have been motivated by a desire to improve the bottom line not to make a political statement. The literature suggests that this activity has had a negligible to positive impact on returns. Third, the only significant divestiture that has occurred was related to companies doing business in South Africa before 1994. This was a unique situation where worldwide consensus among industrial nations led to a global ban on investment in that country. With respect to tobacco, public plans have generally resisted divestiture, and only a few have actually sold their stock. Finally, state and local governments have borrowed occasionally from their pension funds or reduced their contributions in the wake of budget pressures, but this activity has been restrained by the courts and frequently reversed. In short, the story that emerges at the state and local level is that while in the early 1980s some public plans sacrificed returns for social considerations, plan managers have become much more sophisticated. Today, public plans appear to be performing as well as private plans.
Book Synopsis Success By Ten by : George F. Russell, Jr.
Download or read book Success By Ten written by George F. Russell, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-11-23 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The father of pension fund management shares essential lessons to building a business As the world's leading pension fund consultant, George Russell's advice has been sought by many of America's largest corporations. A pioneer in this business since the late 1960s, Russell has seen a lot. Now, he shares his experiences in this field with you, and provides valuable insights into what it takes to succeed in business today. Broken down into ten chapters, Success by Ten describes significant moments in the origins and development of pension fund consulting and the institutional investment industry. This history is intertwined with Russell's own personal story and the innovations that his company introduced to the industry. Author George Russell is well known to many throughout the investment industry as the first pension fund consultant Each chapter represents a business lesson that Russell has learned during his career Outlines a people-centric approach to building a successful corporate culture Taken together, the innovations outlined throughout these pages spurred the professionalization of pension fund management, with the potential benefit of improving financial security for everyone who is investing for retirement. In Success By Ten, Russell discusses the development of these innovations and reveals how you can apply them to build a better business.
Book Synopsis Beyond The Bottom Line by : Joel Makower
Download or read book Beyond The Bottom Line written by Joel Makower and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to distill the best of the forward-looking ideas of socially responsible policies emerging from the corporate world. By following the suggestions detailed here, individuals can institute similar programs in their own companies—because it's the right choice to make, and the smart one. Something new is happening in the business world. Determined to stay competitive in an era of downsizing, companies are making a surprising discovery: Practices that benefit employees, communities, and the environment aren’t just good deeds—they’re also good business. The leaders of this new business vision include household names like Honeywell, Stride Rite, Hasbro, Reebok, and Levi Strauss & Co. These and other American companies have discovered that in order to create and sustain economic opportunity and reap the rewards of a good reputation, they must put their policies where their principles are in such diverse areas as work and family life, community welfare, and ecology. Whether you run a company or just work for one, you’ll find here abundant inspiration and examples of how businesses can safeguard the environment and improve the lot of their employees, their communities, and the world beyond while ensuring their own long-term profitability.
Book Synopsis The Double Bottom Line by : California. Office of the State Treasurer
Download or read book The Double Bottom Line written by California. Office of the State Treasurer and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Pension Fund Excellence by : Keith P. Ambachtsheer
Download or read book Pension Fund Excellence written by Keith P. Ambachtsheer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1998-04-23 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neue Ideen für mehr Erfolg! Alles, was ein Manager über Rentenfonds wissen muß - die Zusammenstellung effektiver Fonds, ihr Management, die optimale Wertsteigerung - wird hier anhand in- und ausländischer Fallbeispiele eingängig erklärt. Nutzerfreundlich werden die wichtigsten Schritte in Übersichten zusammengestellt. Verschiedene moderne Ansätze zum Rentenfondsmanagement werden kritisch bewertet.
Book Synopsis Pension Revolution by : Keith P. Ambachtsheer
Download or read book Pension Revolution written by Keith P. Ambachtsheer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Pension Revolution "When Keith Ambachtsheer puts his keen mind to work on a problem, watch out! Here he exposes today's fragile arrangements for the most serious social dilemma of our times--financing retirement. Then he provides a compelling and powerful set of solutions. His writings are essential reading for all who care about the future of American living standards." --Peter Bernstein, founder and President, Peter L. Bernstein, Inc., and author of Capital Ideas and Against the Gods "This book describes one of the most ingenious inventions in the history of mankind: pension funds offering credible promises about old-age income. It reads like a thriller: how can well-governed pension funds be created in an imperfect world in which mortals wrestle with foibles and moral shortcomings? One of the world's leading experts on pensions searches for the answer--and finds it." --Lans Bovenberg, Scientific Director, Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging, and Retirement, Tilburg University, The Netherlands "Pension Revolution exposes the inadequacies of current pension systems and persuasively makes the case for the fundamental changes that are needed. It is essential reading for both the pension industry and policymakers." --Elizabeth Bryan, Chair, Investment Committee, Unisuper Management PM Ltd, Australia "Most analyses of complicated issues deal with complexity by simplifying or only looking at one piece-part, and, in doing so, provide limited value. In stark contrast, Keith Ambachtsheer boldly wades into the complexity in Pension Revolution to come up with a valuable integrative solution. He is a most welcome revolutionary!" --Roger Martin, Dean, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Canada "We have known Keith for over ten years, and consistently over that time, he has constructively and comprehensively challenged conventional wisdom. He has done this so effectively that many of his initial thoughts have now become universally accepted norms. Such is his energy however that he continues to push the boundaries of pension and investment thinking." --Peter Moon, Chief Investment Officer, Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd, UK "Pension Revolution not only explains the shortcomings of the existing pension system and the underlying design features that have resulted in the current pension upheaval. It also offers thoughtful and creative suggestions for prospective pension design. A must-read for anyone interested in the future of retirement finance." --James Poterba, Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a member of the TIAA-CREF Board of Trustees
Book Synopsis Pension Funds and National Saving by : Pablo Lopez Murphy
Download or read book Pension Funds and National Saving written by Pablo Lopez Murphy and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Murphy and Musalem conduct an empirical study of the effect of the accumulation of pension fund financial assets on national saving using a panel of 43 industrial and developing countries. The authors find evidence suggesting that the accumulation of pension fund financial assets might increase national saving when these funds are the result of a mandatory pension program. By contrast, national saving might be unaffected when pension funds are the result of a public program implemented to foster voluntary pension saving"--Abstract.
Book Synopsis Research Handbook of Investing in the Triple Bottom Line by : Sabri Boubaker
Download or read book Research Handbook of Investing in the Triple Bottom Line written by Sabri Boubaker and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The triple bottom line is an accounting framework with social, environmental and financial factors. This Handbook examines the nexus between these areas by scrutinising aspects of socially responsible investment, finance and sustainable development, corporate socially responsible banking firms, the stock returns of sustainable firms, green bonds and sustainable financial instruments.
Download or read book Bottomline written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Hybrid Pension Plans by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Download or read book Hybrid Pension Plans written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Pension Fund Engagement as a Sustainability Driver by : René Nicolodi
Download or read book Pension Fund Engagement as a Sustainability Driver written by René Nicolodi and published by Haupt Verlag AG. This book was released on 2007 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Talent, Transformation, and the Triple Bottom Line by : Andrew Savitz
Download or read book Talent, Transformation, and the Triple Bottom Line written by Andrew Savitz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HR Professional's guide to creating a strategically sustainable organization Employees are central to creating sustainable organizations, yet they are left on the sidelines in most sustainability initiatives along with the HR professionals who should be helping to engage and energize them. This book shows business leaders and HR professionals how to: motivate employees to create economic, environmental and social value; facilitate necessary culture, strategic and organizational change; embed sustainability into the employee lifecycle; and strengthen existing capabilities and develop new ones necessary to support the transformation to sustainability. Talent, Transformation, and the Triple Bottom Line also demonstrates how leading companies are using sustainability to strengthen core HR functions: to win the war for talent, to motivate and empower employees, to increase productivity, and to enliven traditional HR-related efforts such as diversity, health and wellness, community involvement and volunteerism. In combination, these powerful benefits can help drive business growth, performance, and results. The book offers strategies, policies, tools and specific action steps that business leaders and HR professionals can use to get into the sustainability game or enhance their efforts dramatically Andrew Savitz is an expert in sustainability and has worked extensively with many organizations on sustainability strategy and implementation; he and Karl Weber wrote The Triple Bottom Line, one of the most successful books in the field Published in partnership with SHRM and with the cooperation of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development Forward by Edward Lawler III This book fills a gaping hole in both the HR and sustainability literature by educating HR professionals about sustainability, sustainability professionals about HR, and business leaders about how to marry the two to accelerate progress on both fronts.
Book Synopsis Targeted Pension Fund Investment for Economic Growth and Development by : United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee
Download or read book Targeted Pension Fund Investment for Economic Growth and Development written by United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Fair Value and Pension Fund Management by : Niels E. Kortleve
Download or read book Fair Value and Pension Fund Management written by Niels E. Kortleve and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in accordance with the rules set by the International Accounting Standards Board, this work deals with the application of fair-value principles to accounting for pensions. It is of interest to pension professionals, pension fund trustees, and regulators.
Book Synopsis The Triple Bottom Line by : Adrian Henriques
Download or read book The Triple Bottom Line written by Adrian Henriques and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2013 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of the 'triple bottom line' (TBL) - the idea that business activity can simultaneously deliver financial, social and environmental benefits - was introduced in the early 1990s. A decade on, The Triple Bottom Line: Does it All Add Up? brings together the world's leading experts on corporate responsibility to assess the implications, benefits and limitations of the TBL. This collection provides a review of what has already been achieved in stimulating change in corporate culture and bringing businesses to an appreciation of the importance and benefits of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and good environmental performance. It further explores the conceptual and practical limits of the metaphor of the TBL and sets out what can be achieved through regulation and legislation, presenting detailed professional procedures for environmental accounting and management and social auditing. The contributors' wealth of experience and insight provides a vivid picture of how much attention is now being focused by businesses on delivering more than just financial targets, and they clearly outline the necessary steps for successfully continuing along this trajectory.
Book Synopsis White-collar Sweatshop by : Jill Andresky Fraser
Download or read book White-collar Sweatshop written by Jill Andresky Fraser and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With facts, figures, and trenchant case histories, Jill Fraser chronicles the catastrophic sea change in industry after industry: telecommunications, the media, banking, information technology, Wall Street. Her book is essential reading for anyone concerned with the future of the American economy--or worried about their own job.