The subtleties of asset management -- Understanding the playing field -- Skill, scale, and luck in active fund management -- What may and can be forecasted? -- The blueprint to long-term performance -- Building better portfolios -- We know better, but--

Financial provision for old age is a serious issue. This paper therefore begins by outlining the pension situation in Germany, arriving at the conclusion that, as matters stand at present, none of the three "pillars" of pension provision - state and occupational pensions and private pension...