Purpose – To examine the case for reforming India's current provident and pension fund governance and regulatory structures. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews various components of India's social security system with a view to identifying reform needs in their governance and...

Purpose – To argue a case for a paradigm shift in the way urban cooperative banks (UCBs) are managed, governed, and regulated in India to enable them to enhance their contributions to achieving greater degree of financial inclusion, and more broad-based growth. Design/methodology/approach –...

The main retirement benefit scheme for private sector employees in Malaysia is a 50‐year‐old mandatory savings scheme administered by the Employees Provident Fund (EPF). It had accumulated assets equal to 55 per cent of GDP in 1999; making it one of the largest such schemes in the world. Over...

Purpose – To examine the case for reforming India's current provident and pension fund governance and regulatory structures. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews various components of India's social security system with a view to identifying reform needs in their governance and...

Purpose – To argue a case for a paradigm shift in the way urban cooperative banks (UCBs) are managed, governed, and regulated in India to enable them to enhance their contributions to achieving greater degree of financial inclusion, and more broad‐based growth. Design/methodology/approach...