Castaneda, Pablo; Rudolph, Heinz P.
Description:
The passivity of the demand for pension
products is one of the striking features of mandatory
pension systems. Consequently, the provision of multiple
investment alternatives to households (multifund schemes)
does not ensure that contributions are invested efficiently.
In addition, despite the theoretical findings that short
term return maximization is not conductive to long-term
return maximization, the regulatory framework of pension
fund management companies puts excessive emphasis on
short-term maximization. Therefore, it is not obvious that
typical regulatory framework of pension funds is conductive
to optimal pensions. By establishing a set of default
options on investment portfolios, this paper proposes a
mechanism to align the incentives of the pension fund
management companies with the long-term objectives of the
contributors. The paper provides a methodology, which is
subsequently applied to Colombia.