Institutional and Individual Investors: Saving for Old Age

37 Pages Posted: 23 Oct 2017 Last revised: 6 Mar 2023

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Steven Ongena

University of Zurich - Department Finance; Swiss Finance Institute; KU Leuven; NTNU Business School; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Anna (Ania) Zalewska

University of Leicester School of Business

Date Written: September 1, 2017

Abstract

This paper brings together the academic literature on individual and institutional investors in order to understand the nature of difficulties faced by them and set the background for the Special Issue. This introductory article and the papers in the Special Issue contribute to the debate on how to support individuals in their savings commitments and investment decision-making and whether and how institutional investors have fulfilled their role in supporting the development of the funded pension industry. There are three main conclusions: (i) individual investors are not ready for the role that has been assigned to them in the pension industry, (ii) institutional investors are a long way short of establishing healthy relational contracts and trustworthy relationships with their clients, and (iii) more effective regulation may be needed.

Keywords: Institutional Investors, Individual Investors, Pension Funds, Defined Benefits, Defined Contributions, Retirement Investments

JEL Classification: G22, G23, G24, G11, D14, D15

Suggested Citation

Ongena, Steven R. G. and Zalewska, Anna, Institutional and Individual Investors: Saving for Old Age (September 1, 2017). Ongena, S. and A. Zalewska (2018) Saving for old age: Institutional and individual investors, Journal of Banking and Finance 92, 257-268 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2017.10.012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3056802

Steven R. G. Ongena

University of Zurich - Department Finance ( email )

Schönberggasse 1
Zürich, 8001
Switzerland

Swiss Finance Institute

c/o University of Geneva
40, Bd du Pont-d'Arve
CH-1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland

KU Leuven ( email )

Oude Markt 13
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant 3000
Belgium

NTNU Business School ( email )

Norway

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

London
United Kingdom

Anna Zalewska (Contact Author)

University of Leicester School of Business ( email )

United Kingdom

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