This study empirically tested whether pension information derived from accounting disclosures is priced in corporate bond spreads. The model was tested on corporate bond data of U.S. companies for the 2001-04 period. Unfunded pension liabilities are incorporated in credit spreads, and the...

The academic literature on pension governance is sparse and this book will fill some important gaps by bringing together original contributions from around the world on subjects related to the area. The book initially lays out the main frameworks for pension fund governance and then goes on to...