by Paul Sweeting | Sep 1, 2007 | All, Articles, Library
This paper looks at basis risk in survivor swaps, instruments where a fixed payment is made by one party at some point in the future in exchange for a payment based on the longevity of a reference population at the same point in the future. Cox and Lin (2005) discuss...
by Paul Sweeting | Aug 1, 2007 | All, Library, Working Papers
The literature into employee choice in relation to DB and DC pension schemes is substantial. Yang (2005) looks at the factors influencing employee choice between DB and DC pension schemes; similarly, Choi et al (2002) and Huberman et al (2004) look at the factors...
by Paul Sweeting | Aug 1, 2007 | All, Library, Working Papers
The special tax treatment of UK pensions means that the decision on how to use pensions assets is more involved than in other tax jurisdictions. In particular, the ability to take up to 25% of pensions assets as a tax-free cash lump sum at retirement offers retirees...
by Paul Sweeting | Mar 1, 2007 | All, Books, Library
This publication identifies risk management issues that are likely to emerge in the future and the solutions that will be developed to meet these needs. This comprehensive text covers credit, market, operational, liquidity, outsourcing and insurance risks. Essential...
by Paul Sweeting | Aug 1, 2006 | All, Library, Working Papers
In this paper, I look at the effect of the change in the cost to an employer of providing a defined benefit (“DB”) pension on the overall cost of remunerating an employee and compare that with the cost of remunerating an employee with no such pension...
by Paul Sweeting | May 25, 2006 | All, Articles, Library
In this paper, I use a stochastic approach to model the effect that correlations between pension scheme assets and firm values should have on the premiums chargeable by the Pension Protection Fund. In particular, I look at the effect on the aggregate premium that...
by Paul Sweeting | Jun 1, 2004 | All, Articles, Library
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role that fixed income securities should play in pension scheme investment. In this paper I look at the investment characteristics of the various bond asset classes, including the nature of the income streams produced. I...
