| Description |
1 online resource (324 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Law Practitioner Series
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Law practitioner series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Good Governance for Pension Schemes; Law Practitioner Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Regulatory and supervisory context for occupational pension provision; Fundamental concepts; The development of private pensions, their regulation and supervision; The focus of regulation and supervision; Pension fund governance; What is good pension fund governance?; How is pension fund governance structured?; The regulation of pension fund governance; The role of the OECD; Governance problems; Regulatory solutions. |
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OECD Guidelines for Pension Fund GovernanceSupervising pension fund governance; Competence/expertise governing body; Accountability; Internal controls; The governance of Pension Supervisory Authorities; Regulation and supervision of pension scheme governance in the United Kingdom; Regulatory context; Institutional context; UK regulation of occupational pension scheme governance; Supervision of occupational pensions governance in the United Kingdom; Conclusions; 3 Pension funds and the capital markets; Pension funds and long-term investment; Emerging from the post-war environment. |
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How pension schemes provided finance for growthPension schemes in the great equity bull market; Attention switches to liabilities and bonds; Entering a period of turmoil; New definitions of scheme solvency; A reassessment of equities; Pension funds as suppliers of risk capital; The search for alternative asset classes; New approaches to risk; Consequences of pension scheme closures; The danger of a gap in the capital markets; 4 Social responsibility and fiduciary duties of trustees; Historical origins of fiduciary duties; The fiduciary duties of pension fund trustees. |
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The duty to act for a proper purpose of the trustDuty to act in the best interests of the beneficiaries; Duty to act prudently; The organic nature of fiduciary duties; Recent developments: the pension fund industry in the twenty-first century; The Freshfields Report; Principles of responsible investment; Fiduciary Responsibility Report: 'Freshfields II'; Active ownership of pension fund assets; Pension fund governance; Conclusions; 5 Good trusteeship; Moving towards better governance; Structure, composition and operation of trustee boards; Structure; Composition and operation. |
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Duties and responsibilities of trusteesPrudent man; Trustee knowledge and understanding (TKU); Accountability; Looking after stakeholders' interests; Members' interests; Employers' interests; Key issues on the trustee agenda; Getting support and help; Professional advisers and service providers; The sponsoring employer; Independence and liability; Independence; Liability for decisions; Conclusion; Appendix; The Pension Regulator's Codes of Practice (as at April 2011); 6 Conflicts of interest; Introduction; The legal framework; Conflicts of interest at common law; Self-interest conflict. |
| Note |
Duty/duty conflict. |
| Summary |
Written from a governance perspective, this book brings together pension fund management and operation. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pension trusts -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
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Pension trusts -- Law and legislation. |
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Great Britain. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Fleming, Donald.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thornton, Paul. Good Governance for Pension Schemes. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2011 9780521761611 |
| ISBN |
9781139100823 |
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1139100823 |
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9781139101486 (electronic book) |
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113910148X (electronic book) |
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9781139003643 (electronic book) |
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113900364X (electronic book) |
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1283341786 |
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9781283341783 |
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9780521761611 |
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0521761611 |
| Standard No. |
9786613341785 |
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