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• Institutional Trading and Return Autocorrelation: Empirical Evidence on Polish Pension Fund Investors' Behavior

  BNET - 2003-07-01

  This paper extends the empirical finance literature about the influence of institutional traders by investigating the impact of Polish pension funds trading on individual stock return autocorrelation. The pension reform in 1999 and the associated increase in institutional traders' investment activities provides the unique opportunity to receive additional insight into...

  Tags: Pension Fund, Trader, University Of London, Investor, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Finance

• Defined Contribution Pension Plans: Determinants of Participation and Contributions Rates

  BNET - 2003-06-01

  Records of 793,794 employees eligible to participate in 647 defined contribution pension plans are studied in this paper. About 71% of them choose to participate in the plans, and of the participants, 12% choose to contribute the maximum allowance, $10,500. The main findings are other than equal: participation rates, contributions...

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• Pension Fund Management and International Investment - A Global Perspective

  BNET - 2002-05-01

  This paper examines the potential and actual role played by international investment in pension fund management. The paper draws largely on experience of a range of OECD countries and selected emerging market economies with established funded pensions systems. It is shown that international investment allows superior investment performance in terms...

  Tags: Pension Fund, Investment, University Of London, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources

• Company Stock in Pension Plans: How Costly Is It?

  BNET - 2002-03-01

  Employees often hold substantial levels of company stock in their defined contribution pension plans, a practice widely recognized as risky but nonetheless common in high-tech firms and blue-chips alike. This paper investigates the extent of company stock ownership with defined contribution pension plans and estimates its cost, finding that employee...

  Tags: Stock, University Of London, Pension Plan, Company Stock, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Investment, Human Resources, Finance