Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 9 / 2008 (526)
Management of Portfolio Investment Held by Pension Funds
Dan Armeanu
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest
Abstract. As a result of the fact that pension funds are financial intermediaries, the value of their assets and liabilities is influenced by changing conditions in financial markets. The market image of a pension fund (and hence its perceived value) are closely tied to the “financial health” of the fund. Setting up and managing complex investment portfolios requires that pension administrators use scientific models of portfolio selection and optimization based on the risk-expected return relationship. Most investment portfolios are modified in time as result of changing stock prices and investment policy objectives. Having established investment policy guidelines, the administrators of pension funds have to determine the structure of their portfolios so that the latter meet legal requirements.
Contents
The Influence of R&D Policy on Performance of the Companies Listed with Bucharest Stock Exchange (through Intangible Assets)
Controversies on the Central Bank Main Objective of Price Stability
Management of Portfolio Investment Held by Pension Funds
The State – between Crisis and Reform
Applying the Dufournaud econometric model to the determination of the prices dynamics impact over the national economy and over its main vulnerable sectors in connection with the Romanian national economy specificity
The Municipal Bonds – the Cause and the Effect of the Local Financial Decentralisation Growth. Romanian Case
Romanian Insurance Market Facing Globalization Process
Tax Implication of Structuring and Financing Mergers and Acquisitions