Employees' Retirement

2007 Global Conference: Activist Investing
$29.95
Can hedge fund activism lead to long-term, sustainable growth? When does a fund become activist -- and who are they friendly or hostile to? What's the interplay between private equity and activist funds? How long will a fund involve itself with management, the board and other shareholders? What is the empirical evidence of share-price performance before and after an activist disclosure? These questions and more are discussed and debated in this informative and fascinating panel from the 2007 Milken Institute Global Conference.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

SCHEDULE YOUR DELIVERY DAY! Many Thanks Gourmet Food Gift Basket
$69.99
Whether you want to say Thank You, Gracias, Merci, or Grazie, this gift box delivers a delectable gourmet assortment that is understood in any language - saying thank you with every delicious bite. Your sampler includes Hawaiian Pineapple Teacake, Thanks A Million Cookies, Mixed Fruit Candies, Caramel Popcorn, and White Cheddar Pretzels, Cashew Roca, Dutch Gouda Cheese Biscuits, Tavolare Snack Mix, Smoked Almonds, and Weathervane Blend Coffee. Each gift is carefully hand packed with attention to detail, tied with "Thanks A Million" bow and includes a personalized gift message from you.

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White Boxer Short with In retirement, every day is Boss Day and every day is Employee Appreciation Day.
$12.99
The Classic Boxer. Heavyweight, soft 100% cotton material, false fly and longer out-seam make these boxers ideal for party favors or promotional give aways. Available in Adult S-XXL.

The Future of Public Employee Retirement Systems
$90.00
People covered by public pensions are often the subject of "pension envy": that is, their benefits might seem more generous and their contributions lower than those offered by the private sector. Yet this book points out that such judgments are often inaccurate, since civil servants hold jobs with few counterparts in private industry, such as firefighters, police, judges, and teachers. Often these are riskier, dirtier, and demand more loyalty and discretion than would be required of a more mobile labor force in the private sector. The debate challenges traditional ideas about how the public employee labor contract is structured and raises questions about how such employees are attracted to the public sector, retained and motivated on the job, and retired, via an entire compensation package of wages and benefits. Authors explore aspects of these schemes, addressing the cost and valuation debate, along with the political economy of how public pension asset pools are perceived and managed, an increasingly important topic in times of global financial turmoil. The discussion also explores ways that public pensions can be strengthened in the US, Japan, Canada, and Germany.
The volume captures a vigorous debate currently underway by academics, financial experts, regulators, and plan sponsors, all seeking to define a new future for public retirement systems. It will be of substantial interest to a wide range of readers, since public sector employees and their representatives will naturally find the comparisons and arguments over valuation of keen interest. Public pension administrators and policymakers seeking an explanation of what makes these plans so costly will gain a new understanding of how the arguments stack up. Private sector employers and plan sponsors can learn much from efforts to reform these retirement systems in states and countries around the world. Finally, investors and the taxpaying public more generally may be at risk to cover these long-term promises, so it behooves them to pay close attention to the financing and investment practices of these plans, along with their valuation.
This volume represents an invaluable addition to the Pension Research Council / Oxford University Press series as it includes actuarial, economic, and financial perspectives making it useful for academics, retirement plan administrators, and public employees wishing to understand the challenges facing public pensions.