ben d'r klaar mee schreef op 17 mei 2012 16:57:
Voor Vincent:
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The theories quoted are powerful but not relevant for valuing pension schemes. A pension benefit is an asset in its own right, not a derivative of another asset.
Wilbrink and Beenen would perhaps like to suggest that pension benefits are a derivative of risk-free investments. Indeed, they quote the example of a member having no risk tolerance and that the pension benefit should be treated as being risk free. They have ignored a big part of what a pension benefit is, though, when making this assertion.
However, I couldn't tell you how much above 100% the coverage was, as I don't know what the value of a pension benefit is. There is no market to tell me this, nor would it be desirable to have one. ...
For these reasons, talking about 'market value' of pension liabilities is a pretty pointless and unnecessary exercise.