Practices and Challenges of Ethiopian Social Security Agency Pension Funds Investment
| dc.contributor.advisor | Yitayew, Abebe (Associate Professor) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Amare, Hiwot | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-31T13:58:46Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-04T09:02:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-31T13:58:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-04T09:02:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study was undertaken to assess the practices and challenges of pension funds investment in Ethiopian Social Security Agency. The primary data were collected from seven key informants who had specialized knowledge about the pension funds investment of the Agency. This was supplemented by secondary data. The researcher used a mixed approach study where the quantitative data show existing pension funds investment practices of the agency quantitatively and the qualitative data shows the opinion of respondents regarding pension fund investment practices at SSA and related issues. The study result show that the attainment of unsatisfactory return on pension funds investment, concentration of the funds on non- marketable and, short-term assets which yield low return, and lack of standard investment practices like, lack of investment policy, detail and exhaustive investment guideline, unable to measure performance periodically and disclose to the public, and unable to follow the existing guideline in its investment activities. The agency’s investment activities has been influencing by implicit and explicit government intervention specially, the invested pension fund in one way or another way has been used as a captive source of finance for government .In addition, underdeveloped financial market, limited expertise in the area, low market return and low understanding about the fund from officials have been challenging the investment of pension funds in SSA. Key words: pension funds, pension funds investment, Social security Agency | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/13542 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | pension funds | en_US |
| dc.subject | pension funds investment | en_US |
| dc.subject | Social security Agency | en_US |
| dc.title | Practices and Challenges of Ethiopian Social Security Agency Pension Funds Investment | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |