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Gouvernance et investissement des fonds de pension privés aux Etats-Unis

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  • Anne Lavigne

    (LEO - Laboratoire d'économie d'Orleans [2008-2011] - UO - Université d'Orléans - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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This contribution provides a description of the governance of US pension funds and its implication for portfolio selection. In a first section, starting with the description of the general governance scheme, we show the difference between defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) pension funds. In a second session, we examine the consequences of these governance schemes on the investment strategies of pension funds, again stressing the differences between DC and DB funds.

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  • Anne Lavigne, 2006. "Gouvernance et investissement des fonds de pension privés aux Etats-Unis," Working Papers halshs-00081401, HAL.
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