Management of Pension Funds: the Case of Portugal

Abstract

The concern with the long term viability of most of existing government-operated pension systems, due to demographic changes, have let to various proposals fpr pension reform, many of which have already been put into action. However, pension reform remains a highly controversial issue due to its complexity. This article brings attention to the management perfromance issue concerning funded systems. Detailed evidence and discussion is given to both investment performance results of public pension reserve funds, within the Social Security system, and private pension funds in Portugal. Policy implications are also analyses and discussed.