PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Michael E. Drew
AU  - Adam N. Walk
TI  - Governance: <em>The</em> Sine Qua Non <em>of Retirement Security</em>
AID  - 10.3905/jor.2016.4.1.019
DP  - 2016 Jun 30
TA  - The Journal of Retirement
PG  - 19--28
VI  - 4
IP  - 1
4099  - https://pm-research.com/content/4/1/19.short
4100  - https://pm-research.com/content/4/1/19.full
AB  - In defined contribution (DC) systems, plan participants become the equivalent of miniature (underfunded) life insurance companies that insure only one person who has very limited skills in managing the risks being faced—principally, investment risk, inflation risk, and longevity risk—while still striving to achieve an adequate income. Thus, in the DC context, where pooling or risk sharing is eliminated or greatly reduced, achieving retirement security for all plan participants is clearly a challenge. This article proposes changes to governance and the regulatory framework aimed at meeting this challenge and ensuring adequate incomes in retirement.TOPICS: Retirement, legal/regulatory/public policy, risk management