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Fees in Individual Account Pension Systems: A Cross-Country Comparison

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  • Waldo Tapia
  • Juan Yermo

    (OECD)

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This paper focuses on the fees that are charged to participants in mandatory, defined contribution pension systems, focusing on the experience of Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Australia, and Sweden. In order to compare fees across countries, this paper looks at the evolution of a simple cost measure, the ratio of annual fees to assets under management. The relatively high fee to assets ratios in some Latin American and Central and Eastern European countries can be partly explained by the recent implementation of their private systems. However, system maturity cannot explain all differences observed between countries. The paper argues that the particularly low fees observed in Bolivia and Sweden at the inception of their respective systems stem largely from a decision to force cost competition among providers via a central agency or =clearing house‘. Frais facturés aux particuliers ayant souscrit à un régime de retraite individuel : Comparaison entre plusieurs pays Ce document traite principalement des frais administratifs facturés aux particuliers ayant souscrit à un régime de retraite obligatoire à cotisations définies en mettant l‘accent sur les pratiques observées en Amérique latine, en Europe centrale et orientale, en Australie et en Suède. Pour pouvoir comparer les coûts d‘un pays à l‘autre, les auteurs examinent l‘évolution d‘une mesure simple des frais, à savoir le montant des frais annuels rapporté à celui des actifs gérés. Le niveau relativement élevé des ratios des frais de gestion relevés dans certains pays d‘Amérique latine et d‘Europe centrale et orientale peut être dû au fait que la mise en place de systèmes privés y est toute récente. Cependant, la maturité des systèmes ne peut expliquer toutes les différences observées entre les pays. Les auteurs affirment que le niveau particulièrement faible des frais facturés en Bolivie et en Suède dès la création de leurs systèmes respectifs est dans une large mesure imputable à la décision prise par ces pays de mettre les prestataires en situation de concurrence par les coûts grâce à la création d‘un organisme central ou ?chambre de compensation?.

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  • Waldo Tapia & Juan Yermo, 2008. "Fees in Individual Account Pension Systems: A Cross-Country Comparison," OECD Working Papers on Insurance and Private Pensions 27, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:dafaab:27-en
    DOI: 10.1787/236114516708
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    1. Mercedes Alda, 2021. "Managers beyond borders: side-by-side management in mutual funds and pension funds," Review of Managerial Science, Springer, vol. 15(2), pages 399-436, February.
    2. Lučivjanská, Katarína & Lyócsa, Štefan & Radvanský, Marek & Širaňová, Mária, 2022. "Return adjusted charge ratios: What drives fees and costs of pension schemes?," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 48(C).
    3. Bernal, Noelia & Olivera, Javier, 2020. "Choice of pension management fees and effects on pension wealth," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 176(C), pages 539-568.
    4. DUMITRESCU, Bogdan Andrei & HANDOREANU, Catalina Adriana, 2021. "The Impact Of Fees On The Return Of The Second Pension Pillar In Romania," Studii Financiare (Financial Studies), Centre of Financial and Monetary Research "Victor Slavescu", vol. 25(1), pages 65-77, March.
    5. J.A. Bikker, 2013. "Is there an optimal pension fund size? A scale-economy analysis of administrative and investment costs," Working Papers 13-06, Utrecht School of Economics.
    6. Jacob A. Bikker, 2017. "Is THERE AN OPTIMAL PENSION FUND SIZE? A SCALE-ECONOMY ANALYSIS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS," Journal of Risk & Insurance, The American Risk and Insurance Association, vol. 84(2), pages 739-769, June.
    7. Emma Aguila & Michael D. Hurd & Susann Rohwedder, 2014. "How Do Management Fees Affect Retirement Wealth Under Mexico’s Personal Retirement Accounts System?," Working Papers WR-1023, RAND Corporation.
    8. Sarker, Indranil & Datta, Bidisha, 2022. "Re-designing the pension business processes for achieving technology-driven reforms through blockchain adoption: A proposed architecture," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 174(C).
    9. J.A. Bikker, 2013. "Is there an optimal pension fund size? A scale-economy analysis of administrative and investment costs," Working Papers 13-06, Utrecht School of Economics.
    10. Mantilla-García, Daniel & García-Huitrón, Manuel E. & Concha-Perdomo, Alvaro & Aldana-Galindo, Julian R., 2023. "Is my pension fund more expensive? Estimating equivalent assets-based and contribution-based management fees," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 167(C).

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    Keywords

    facilitation des échanges; fonds de pension; frais d'administration; pension fund;
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    JEL classification:

    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • J32 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions

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