Explores issues in financing retirement, from fundamental changes in types of pension plans offered to pension funds' investment strategies following the global financial crisis. Focuses in particular on the adequacy of individuals' and institutions' plans in the face of increasing life...

"Analyzes the efficacy of attempts to recover from past crises and their lessons for the future, assesses the current state of international financial markets and examines policy options for reducing systemic vulnerability, and addresses pension system reform"--Provided by publisher

"Examining growth of complex securitized structures in U.S. and world markets, provides a timeline of key events, proposing explanations for the resulting financial crisis. Offers suggestions on securitization reform, including a solution to insure the mortgage market against default risk....