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Invited Seminar: The Governance and Regulation of Risk Management for Defined Benefit Pension Funds

Agenda and Presentations

Thursday September 20th, 2007
19:30Registration, Welcome and Opening Remarks
20:00 - 22:00Dinner and Introductions
Keynote Speaker: Joanne Segars, NAPF
'The Pension Deal'
Friday September 21st, 2007
9:00 - 9:10Opening remarks
Gordon L. Clark, University of Oxford
9:10 - 10:40
Session 1: Regulation - A key driver of pension funds' risk management?


Session Chair: Divyesh Hindocha, Mercer Investment

Speakers:


Discussants:

10:40 - 11: 00Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30
Session 2: The fair value principle - a new accounting methodology or a management tool?


Session Chair: Hans-Joachim Zwiesler, University of Ulm

Speakers:


Discussants:

12:30 - 14:00
Session 3: Negotiating the future of DB pension plans


Speaker:

  • Gordon L. Clark, University of Oxford


Discussants:

  • Heike Maria Kunstmann, Gesamtmetall
  • Juan Yermo, OECD
  • Klaus Stiefermann, aba
  • Paul Thornton, Gazelle
14:00 - 15:30
Session 4: Prudent pension investment


Session Chair: Chris Hitchen, NAPF

Speakers:


Discussants:

15:30 - 16:00Coffee break
16:00 - 17:30
Session 5: Pension plan design


Session Chair: Philip Shier, Groupe Consultatif Acturiel Europeen

Speakers:


Discussants:

17:30 - 19:00
Session 6: Final Observations and Reception
  • Gordon L. Clark, University of Oxford
  • Joachim Faber, Allianz Global Investors