Recommended by Nobel Laureate Robert C. Merton, this book offers the world a first-hand opportunity to learn why the Dutch pension system is so often praised and how it operates. The book also discusses aspects of the system that are less favorable, such as implicit value transfers from younger...

Kostentransparenz im institutionellen Asset Management Dieses Buch gibt einen Überblick über verschiedenste Kostenfaktoren im institutionellen Asset Management in Deutschland, angefangen von der Asset Manager-Fee über Transaktionsgebühren bis hin zu den Verwahrstellenkosten. Darüber hinaus...

The past decade has been a time of drastic developments, both in financial markets and in related academic research. Among the most striking developments are the expanded stockholder base, the increased popularity of mutual funds among households, and the growing importance of private pension...

Occupational pensions are major participants in global financial markets with assets of well over $30 trillion, representing more than 40% of the assets of institutional investors. Some occupational pension funds control assets of over $400 billion, and the largest 300 occupational pension funds...

1. The Foundations of Capitalism: Beneficiary Asset Managers -- 2. Unleashing Innovation through Better Governance -- 3. Unleashing Innovation through People -- 4. Unleashing Innovation through Collaboration -- 5. Unleashing Locational Advantage -- 6. The Valley of Opportunity: Bringing...

Pension Insurance Funds are the largest external occupational pension plan in Germany. Occupational pension schemes are expected to play a more relevant role in the future as a substitute for the statutory pension system. Christian Hertrich analyses in this context the suitability of Social...

Seit den Hartz-Reformen stehen die Auswirkungen auf die Bezieher sozialer Dienstleistungen im Mittelpunkt des öffentlichen und wissenschaftlichen Interesses. Weitgehend unbeachtet blieb hingegen der - in Tradition des New Public Management interpretierbare - Wandel der Arbeitsbedingungen...

Thomas Breyer-Mayländer zeigt in diesem essential, wie Probleme sowohl bei der Rekrutierung von Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten für unterschiedliche Ämter als auch bei der Akquisition von Nachwuchskräften in Kommunalverwaltungen mithilfe einer klaren inhaltlichen Botschaft in Verbindung mit...

List of Reviewers or Scientific Committee Members -- 1. International Public Procurement: Innovation and Knowledge Sharing -- Part I. Innovation AND Reforms in Public Procurement Profession -- 2. Contract Management Innovation in Public Procurement: Costa Rica’s Experience -- 3. The Municipal...