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Resilience and Intergenerational Fairness in Collective Defined Contribution Pension Funds

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A pension system is resilient if it able to absorb external (temporal) shocks and if it is able to adapt to (longterm) shifts of the socio-economic environment. Defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution pension plans behave contrastingly with respect to capital market shocks and shifts: while DB-plan benefits are not affected by external shocks they totally lack adaptability with respect to fundamental changes; DC-plans automatically adjust to a changing environment but any external shock has a direct impact on the (expected) pensions. By adding a collective component to DC-plans one can make these collective DC (CDC)-plans shock absorbing - at least to a certain degree. In our CDC pension model we build a collective reserve of assets that serves as a buffer to capital market shocks, e.g. stock market crashes. The idea is to transfer money from the collective reserve to the individual pension accounts whenever capital markets slump and to feed the collective reserve whenever capital market are booming. This mechanism is particular valuable for age cohorts that are close to retirement. It is clear that withdrawing assets from or adding assets to the collective reserve is essentially a transfer of assets between the age cohorts. In our near reality model we investigate the effect of stock market shocks and interest rate (and mortality) shifts on a CDC- pension system. We are particularly interested in the question, to what extend a CDC-pension system is actually able to absorb shocks and whether the intergenerational transfer of assets via the collective reserve can be regarded as fair.

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Resilience and Intergenerational Fairness in Collective Defined Contribution Pension Funds

Author: Goecke, Oskar
Year: 2018
Source: https://cos.bibl.th-koeln.de/files/804/07_2018_pub.pdf
Fo schung am i wKöln
Band 7/2018
Resilience and In e gene a ional Fai ness
in Collec i e De ined Con ibu ion Pension Funds
Oska Goecke
Fo schung am i wKöln, Band 7/2018
Oska Goecke
Fo schungss elle FaRis
Resilience and In e gene a ional Fai ness in Collec i e De ined Con ibu ion
Pension Funds
Abs ac
A pension sys em is esilien i i able o abso b ex e nal ( empo al) shocks and i i is able o adap
o (long e m) shi s o he socio
-economic en i onmen . De ined bene i (DB) and de ined con ibu ion
pension plans beha e con as ingly wi h espec o capi al ma ke shocks and shi s: while DB
-plan
bene i s a e no a ec ed by ex e nal shocks hey o ally lack adap abili y wi h espec o undamen al
changes; DC
-plans au oma ically adjus o a changing en i onmen bu any ex e nal shock has a
di ec impac on he (expec ed) pensions. By adding
a collec i e componen o DC-plans one can
make hese collec i e DC (CDC)
-plans shock abso bing - a leas o a ce ain deg ee. In ou CDC
pension model we build a collec i e ese e o asse s ha se es as a bu e o capi al ma ke shocks,
e.g. s ock ma
ke c ashes. The idea is o ans e money om he collec i e ese e o he indi idual
pension accoun s whene e capi al ma ke s slump and o eed he collec i e ese e whene e
capi al ma ke a e booming. This mechanism is pa icula aluable o age
coho s ha a e close o
e i emen . I is clea ha wi hd awing asse s om o adding asse s o he collec i e ese e is
essen ially a ans e o asse s be ween he age coho s. In ou nea eali y model we in es iga e he
e ec o s ock ma ke shock
s and in e es a e (and mo ali y) shi s on a CDC- pension sys em. We
a e pa icula ly in e es ed in he ques ion, o wha ex end a CDC
-pension sys em is ac ually able o
abso b shocks and whe he he in e gene a ional ans e o asse s ia he collec i
e ese e can be
ega ded as ai .
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Resilience and In e gene a ional Fai ness in
Collec i e De ined Con ibu ion
Pension Funds
Oska Goecke
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Resilience and In e gene a ional Fai ness in Collec i e De ined
Con ibu ion Pension Funds
Con en
1 In oduc ion .............................................................................. 1
2 Basic Model ............................................................................. 3
2.1 Popula ion Model ............................................................................ 3
2.1.1 CDC Pension Fund ....................................................................................... 3
2.1.2 S eady S a e Popula ion and Popula ion Dynamics ...................................... 5
2.2 Liabili ies ......................................................................................... 7
2.3 Asse s ............................................................................................. 10
3 Asse Liabili y Managemen .................................................. 12
3.1 Basic Rela ions .............................................................................. 12
3.2 ALM – S a egies .......................................................................... 17
3.3 Indi idual Sa ing and Dissa ing ................................................... 24
3.4 S eady S a e Analysis .................................................................... 25
4 Resilience Tes ....................................................................... 28
4.1 S eady S a e O iginal Posi ion ....................................................... 29
4.2 Capi al Ma ke Shock .................................................................... 30
4.2.1 Capi al Ma ke Shock E ec on IDC-Plans ............................................... 30
4.2.2 Capi al Ma ke Shock E ec on CDC-Plans .............................................. 31
4.3 Capi al Ma ke Shi ...................................................................... 35
4.3.1 Capi al Ma ke Shi E ec on IDC-Plans .................................................. 35
4.3.2 Capi al Ma ke Shi E ec on CDC-Plans ................................................ 36
4.4 Mo ali y Shi ............................................................................... 40
4.4.1 Mo ali y Shi E ec on IDC-Plans ........................................................... 42
4.4.2 Mo ali y Shi E ec on CDC-Plans ......................................................... 43
5 Concluding Rema ks .............................................................. 51
Re e ences .................................................................................... 52
Figu es and Tables ....................................................................... 54
Con ac ......................................................................................... 56
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1 In oduc ion
All o e he wo ld de ined bene i pension plans (DB-plans) a e in e ea , meaning
ha young employees en e ing wo king li e mus accep de ined con ibu ion pension
plans (DC-plans).1 The e a e se e al easons o his de elopmen , including: in-
c eased isk awa eness among employe s, in ensi ied egula ion and a low in e es
a e en i onmen .
Employees and labou unions ega d he shi om DB o DC as a massi e educ ion
o labou igh s since he in es men isk is pu on he weak shoulde s o employees.
This ac canno be denied. Howe e , one can also a gue ha he ansi ion om DB
o DC is jus p oo ha DB plans a e unsus ainable in he sense ha hey lack lexi-
bili y o adjus o a changed economic en i onmen . As a consequence, ine i able ad-
jus men s had o be made by closing old DB sys ems and in doing so pu ing he i-
nancial bu den o he obsole e DB plans on he shoulde s o he younge gene a ion.2
This gene a ion is hi wice since a he same ime he social secu i y pension sys ems
a e unde econs uc ion wi h he ob ious ou come o he young.3
Compa ed o DB-plans, pu e (indi idual) DC-plans a e “o e - eac i e” in he sense
ha pension bene i s a e di ec ly linked o he ime alue o he pension po . Equi y
ma ke shocks, shi s o he yield cu e o changing li e expec ancy ins an aneously
hi he expec ed pension o he pension in paymen .
The idea behind collec i e DC- (CDC-) plans is o in oduce a collec i e componen
o a DC-plan o bu e ex e nal shocks o shi s in o de o s abilise (expec ed) pen-
sion paymen s. The collec i e ese e in a CDC sys em can be ega ded as an unallo-
ca ed und o asse s. This und mus be ed by con ibu ions o asse e u ns. Pay-
men s in o and wi hd awals om he collec i e ese e cons i u e an in e gene a-
ional ans e o asse s.
In he ollowing we p esen a mul i gene a ion CDC-pension model including ules
o when and how he in e gene a ional ans e is o be ca ied ou . The main pu -
pose o his pape is o apply he concep o esilience o a pension sys em. Resili-
ence is he abili y o a sys em o abso b (single) ex e nal shocks and o adap o (pe -
manen ) shi s o he socio-economic en i onmen . Ou app oach allows us o explic-
i ly measu e he in e gene a ional ans e .
1 C . [OECD 2011], p. 15.
2 We ha e he same e ec i he bene i s o a DB plan emain un ouched bu he con ibu ions a e
adjus ed.
3 C . [House o Commons 2016] p. 15-16.

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The u ili y inc easing e ec o in e gene a ional isk ans e has been p o en by
many au ho s using di e en me hods. [Go don/ Va ian 1988] use a s ylised o e lap-
ping gene a ion model o p o e ha he go e nmen should play an ac i e ole by
bo owing o sa ing in he capi al ma ke o imp o e isk alloca ion be ween gene a-
ions. [Gollie 2007] add esses he in e gene a ional isk ans e in a pension und
wi h a s able numbe o new young wo ke s eplacing he e i ees who ge a lump
sum paymen as pension bene i . Using expec ed u ili y heo y, Gollie can p o e ha
i all gene a ions sa e in o a common pension und he expec ed u ili y o e e y
gene a ion can be inc eased. [Wes e hou 2011] discusses he ques ion o how he in-
e gene a ional isk ans e in a pension sys em can be designed in such a way ha
e e y gene a ion eally akes ad an age o he sys em. [Cui e.a. 2011] a gue in he
same spi i as [Gollie 2007], howe e hei pension model is mo e ealis ic in he
sense ha hei model wo ks wi h cu en pension paymen s (ins ead o lump sum
bene i s) and hey in oduce an abso bing unding su plus, which inances he in e -
gene a ional ans e . Fu he mo e [Cui e.a. 2011] use op ion p ice echniques o
alue he in e gene a ional ans e .
Ou con ibu ion is o discuss he esilience o a CDC pension scheme wi h espec o
in e gene a ional ai ness. We say ha a pension scheme is esilien , i i is able o
abso b ex e nal (single) shocks (e.g. a c ash o ma ke alue o equi ies) and i is
able o adjus o (pe manen ) shi s (e.g. shi o in e es a es o mo ali y). I is desi -
able ha a single s ock ma ke c ash does no a ec pensions in paymen o ull ex-
end. Howe e , as in de ined con ibu ion sys em wi h no ex e nal sponso any p o-
ec ion o he g oup o pensione s is implici ly inanced by an in e gene a ional ans-
e om he young o he old. Young pa icipan s will ega d his kind o in e gene a-
ional ans e as ai because hey expec ha soone o la e he e ec s o he down
shock will be compensa ed by an up shock. Howe e , i e.g. he isk- ee in e es a e
shi s o a new lowe le el, say combined wi h a lowe in la ion a e, hen he unde -
s anding o in e gene a ional ai ness could be ha all age coho s ha e o bea he
consequences. Unde hese ci cums ances a wa ing o pension adjus men s o a cu
o pensions in paymen could be compelling om he pe spec i e o in e gene a-
ional ai ness.
The se up o his pape is as ollows. Following his in oduc ion, sec ion 2 in o-
duces ou basic pension model and sec ion 3 he asse liabili y managemen (ALM)
ules. The esilience es in sec ion 4 cons i u es he main pa o his pape . To es
he esilience o he pension sys em we ha e o de ine a s eady s a e posi ion (sec ion
4.1). Then we apply capi al ma ke shock (sec ion 4.2) and capi al ma ke shi (sec-
ion 4.3) scena ios o he sys em. Finally in sec ion 4.4 we discuss he e ec s o a
mo ali y shi .
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2 Basic Model
2.1 Popula ion Model
2.1.1 CDC Pension Fund
We conside a pension und o ac i e and e i ed employees. The ac i e employees
pay pe iodic con ibu ions o build up a pension capi al. A a ce ain e i emen age z
he indi idual pension capi als a e con e ed in o a li e annui y. The pension und is
exclusi ely inanced by he egula con ibu ions; he e is no ex e nal en i y ha
could s ep in i he pension und uns ou o asse s. Examples o such scena ios
would be i asse s do no pe o m as expec ed o i he e i ees li e longe han ex-
pec ed esul ing in pension bene i s ha ing o be adjus ed. In ex eme cases pension
paymen s may ha e o be cu . On he o he hand, o e pe o ming asse s o declining
li e expec ancy e en ually esul in highe pension bene i s.
In he case o a de ined con ibu ion (DC) pension und, he con ibu ions de e mine
he pension bene i s. I obse ed asse e u ns o mo ali y a es de ia e om he ex-
pec ed alues he pension bene i s ha e o be adjus ed while con ibu ions emain un-
changed. In con as , in a de inded bene i (DB) scheme, he con ibu ions would be
adjus ed bu no he p omised bene i s. The s anda d design o a DC schemes is an
indi idual DC scheme, whe e each pa icipan pays con ibu ions in o a pe sonal
pension po , a e i emen he acc ued capi al o he pension po de e mines he paid
bene i s.
To ou unde s anding he cha ac e is ic ea u e o a collec i e DC (CDC) pension
und is ha he e is a collec i e ese e, i.e. pa o he o al asse s can be used o bal-
ance unexpec ed losses on he asse side o ac ua ial losses on he liabili y side. The
ollowing FIGURE 1 shows he s ylised balance shee o he pension und. We ha e o
explain when and how he collec i e ese e is deployed and e illed.
FIGURE 1: S ylised Balance Shee
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We assume ha employees en e he sys em a a ixed en y age x0 and ha hey e-
main in he popula ion un il dea h. I an employee dies be o e age z he balance o
he pe sonal accoun is paid ou . F om he e i emen age o z onwa ds an annui y is
paid un il he pe son dies.
He e we lis some basic no a ions wi h espec o he popula ion model:
: ime index = 0, 1, …, T
x0: ixed en y age, i no s a ed o he wise we se x0 = 20
z: ixed e i emen age, i no s a ed o he wise we se z = 65
ω
: maximal age, i no s a ed o he wise we se
115
ω
=
L( , x): numbe o pe sons o he ( , x)-coho , i.e. he numbe o pe sons who a e
x yea s old a ime . We assume ha each age coho is homogeneous,
i.e. all membe s sha e he same mo ali y isk and ha e he same pension
en i lemen s.
(, ) ( 1, 1)/ (, )
p x L x L x=++

: su i al p obabili y o he ( , x)-coho . This is
a andom a iable condi ioned o he a aible in o ma ion a ime , ob-
se able a ime +1.
ˆ(, )p x
: es ima ed su i al p obabili y o he ( , x)-coho o he ime in e al
[ , +1] based on he in o ma ion up o ime
(, )
a
p x
: ac ua ial su i al p obabili y o he ( , x)-coho . These alues a e used
o calcula ed he ac ua ial ese e o pensions due. The ac ua ial su i al
p obali ies could be bes o p uden es ima es. We do no model an ongo-
ing upda ing o pa ( , x) o ma ch he expe ienced mo ali y a e up a ce -
ain da e. Howe e , in he cou se o ou discussion we will also examine
he e ec o a mo ali y shi .
By de ini ion o
ω
we ha e
ˆ
(, ) (, ) (, ) 0
a
p p p
ωω ω
= = =

o all .
We do no model he idiosync a ic mo ali y isk, i.e. he isk ha a single pe son
dies in a ce ain ime pe iod. Ins ead, we allow o non in ege L( , x) and assume ha
( 1, 1) (, ) (, )L x L x p x+ += 
,
whe e he andom a iable
(, )p x

ep esen s he sys ema ic mo ali y isk.
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We hink o
ˆ(, )p x
as any easonable bes es ima e o
(, )p x

. In p ac ice, he
ph ase bes es ima e does no necessa ily imply ha
( )
ˆ(, ) (, )p x p x=E
.4 We dis in-
guish be ween
(, )
a
p x
and
ˆ(, )p x
o allow o sa e y ma gins wi h espec o mo -
ali y a es.
We ega d he ini ial popula ion
( )
0
(0, ) :
L xx x
ω
≤≤
and he new en an s
( )
0
( , ): 0L x ≥
as de e minis ic.
0
1
( ): ( , )
z
A
xx
L L x
−
=
=
∑
: o al numbe o ac i e employees a ime
( ): ( , )
R
xz
L L x
ω
=
=∑
: o al numbe o e i ees a ime
(): () ()
AR
L L L = +
: o al popula ion a ime .
Fo con enience we de ine L( , x):= L( , x0) o all x < x0 and L(-1, x):= L(0, x) o all
x, assuming ha be o e ime =0 we had a s able popula ion. I no s a ed o he wise
we calib a e ou model popula ion such ha L(0, 20) = 1000.
2.1.2 S eady S a e Popula ion and Popula ion Dynamics
The bes es ima e p obabili ies
ˆ(, )
p x
a e aken om he mo ali y ables Rich a eln
2005G, 5 which a e he gene ally accep ed s anda d ables o calcula ing book e-
se es o DB- plans in Ge many. The en y age o he Rich a eln 2005G is x0 = 20
and he e minal age is
ω
= 115, i.e.
ˆ( ,115) 0p =
o all . The Rich a eln 2005G a e
de i ed om social secu i y da a o male and emale employees and comp ise ables
o all bi h coho s be ween 1891 and 2005. I indica ed we will p esen sepa a e e-
sul s o a male and a emale popula ion. Howe e , mos calcula ions a e pe o med
on he basis o a hyb id male/ emale popula ion . To his end we de ine hyb id su -
i al p obabili ies by
( )
() ( )
1
2
ˆˆ ˆ
(, ) (, ) (, )
male emale
p x p x p x= +
. One should be awa e o
he ac ha he esul ing hyb id popula ion is no he popula ion o a 50 - 50 mixed
male/ emale popula ion.
4 Fo example, in he s ochas ic CDB-model (as desc ibed in he [Cai ns e.a. 2006]) he “na u al” bes
es ima e is no necessa ily an unbiased es ima o .
5 “Re e ence ables” [Heubeck e al. 2006]
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( )
2
1
12
( ) (1 )exp( ) exp( )
MM
PP
β µβ µ σ
+
=−++E
.
I we de ine
exp( ) 1
A
i
µ
= −
and
2
1
2
exp( ) 1
S MM
i
µσ
= +−
, we ge
1
(1 ) (1 ) (1 ) 1 ( )
A S A SA
Pi i i ii
P
ββ β
+

=− + + + =++ −


E
.
Howe e , one may con ince onesel ha
( )
1
( 1) : ln /
PP
µ
+
+=

canno be de-
composed as in (Eq. 2).
3 Asse Liabili y Managemen
3.1 Basic Rela ions
We de ine
()
(): ln ()/ () P V
ρ
=
- he log- ese e a io o simply he ese e a io.
He ha e
ρ
( ) > 0 i P( ) > V( ). In he ollowing
ρ
( ) will be he undamen al con ol
a iable o he asse liabili y managemen (ALM). Fo p ac ione s, he co e a io
P( )/V( ) a he han
ρ
( ) is aken as he indica o o he “wellbeing” o a pension
und. Clea ly, i makes no di e ence whe he we con ol
ρ
( ) o P( )/V( ). Bu , as we
will see,
ρ
( ) simpli ies no a ions. No e ha o P( )/V( ) ≈ 1 (say 0.8< P( )/V( ) <
1.2) we ha e 1 +
ρ
( ) ≈ P( )/V( ).
A ime (i.e. based on he in o ma ion up o ime ) he pension manage has o de-
dide on
σ
, he isk exposu e o he coming ime pe iod [ , +1]. I we apply a p o-
spec i e decla a ion, hen also
η
( +1) and
ε
( +1) a e de e mined a ime . I is clea
ha i we wan o gua an ee a minimum co e a io (o ese e a io) hen we mus
apply a e ospec i e decla a ion.
Fo he ollowing p oposi ions we de ine o ≥ 0:
( ) ( )
(, ) (, ) (, ) 1 (, ) (, ) (, ) 1
( , ): () () () ( )
RR
z
L xb x a x L xb x a x
w x V V B V
−−
= =
+− +
 
( o x ≥ z)
1(, )
( 1) : ln ( , )
(, )
xz a
p x
w x
p x
ω
π
−
=

+=−


∑

1
ˆ(, )
ˆ( 1) : ln ( , )
(, )
xz a
p x
w x
p x
ω
π
−
=

+=−


∑

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()
( ): ()
CF
V
λ
=
( )
1 ()exp ()
() () ()
( ) : ln ln ln
() () () 1 ()
P CF P
V CF V
λρ
δλ
−−

  
−
= −=

  
−−
  
() () () ()
( ): () () ( )
RR
z
V V B V
V CF V
γ
+− +
= =
−+
.
Rema ks
1. Since
( )
1
( ) (, ) (, ) (, ) 1
R
xz
V L xb x a x
ω
−
=
+= −
∑
, w( ,x) is he ela i e weigh o he
( , x)-coho in VR( +). No e ha
1
(, ) 1
xz
w x
ω
−
=
=
∑
.
2.
ˆ( 1)
π
+
is he weigh ed sa e y ma gin i he ac ua ial assump ions wi h espec
o he su i al p obabili ies a e se so ha
ˆ
(, ) (, )
a
p x p x>
. I we use bes es i-
ma e su i al p obabili ies o ac ua ial alua ion we ha e
ˆ( 1) 0
π
+=
.
3.
( 1)
π
+

and
ˆ( 1)
π
+
only depend on he su i al p obabili ies o he coho o
e i ees.
( 1)
π
+

measu es o wha ex en he expe ienced and he ac ua ially
p esupposed mo ali y a es di e ge. I he ac ua ial assump ions include sa e y
ma gins hen
( 1)
π
+

is expec ed o be posi i e.
We ega d
ˆ( 1)
π
+
as he bes es ima e o
( 1)
π
+

based on in o ma ion up o
ime . As p ac i ione s we do use he ph ase “bes es ima e” a he gene ously.
In pa icula we do no s ipula e ha
( )
ˆ
( 1) ( 1)
ππ
+= +E
. One should no e
ha
( )
ˆ(, ) (, )p x p x=E
o all x and does no imply ha
( )
ˆ
( 1) ( 1)
ππ
+= +E
.
4. I
ˆ
(, ) (, )
a
p x p x=
hen
ˆ( 1) 0
π
+=
and
1
(, )
( 1) ln ( , )
ˆ(, )
xz
p x
w x
p x
ω
π
−
=

+=−

∑


.
( 1)
π
+

can be in e p e ed as he weigh ed mo ali y e ec .
5.
λ
( ) can be in e p e ed as he liquidi y a io, he a io o ou going money o he
o al liabili ies. No e ha
λ
( ) < 1 since CF( ) < V( ).
6. Since V( ) > CF( ) (by de ini ion)
δ
( ) is well de ined p o ided P( ) > CF( ).
7. No e ha
ρ
( ) = 0 implies
δ
( ) = 0. Fo
ρ
( ) > 0
δ
( ) is posi i e and inc easing
in CF( ) and o
ρ
( ) < 0
δ
( ) is nega i e and dec easing in CF( ).
δ
( )
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measu es he e ec o he cash low CF( ) on he ese e a io
ρ
( ). CF( ) has
no e ec on he absolu e alue o he ese e P( ) – V( ), bu CF( ) ≠ 0 e ec s
he ese e a io. I CF( ) < 0, which is ypical o a young popula ion, he e-
se e a io will dec ease. This e ec is simila o he s ock dilu ion e ec when
addi ional common sha es a e issued. A sha e buy-back p og am has an oppo-
si e e ec . So we call
δ
( ) he s ock e ec . As we will see below, he s ock e -
ec will be posi i e i he pension sys em is in a s eady s a e. I is also posi i e
i he pension sys em is unwinding.
8.
γ
( ) can be in e p e ed as he weigh ed age bu den.
γ
( ) = 0 means ha he e
a e no pension liabili ies, and
γ
( ) = 1 implies ha he e a e no liabili ies o
ac i e wo ke s.
P oposi ion 1
I
η
( +1) is he p o i pa icipa ion o he indi idual pension accoun s and i he
pensions a e adjus ed by
ε
( +1), hen we ha e he ollowing ecu sions o he liabil-
i ies:
( )
( 1) exp ( 1) ( )
AA
V V
η
+= + +
(Eq. 4)
( )
( 1) exp ( 1) ( 1) ( )
RR
a
V V
ε µπ
+= ++ − + +

(Eq. 5)
I
( 1) ( 1) ( 1)
a
ε η µπ
+= +− + +

, hen
()( ) ( )
( 1) exp ( 1) ( ) ( ) exp ( 1) ( )V V CF V
ηη
+= + − = + +
(Eq. 6)
( 1) ( ) ( 1) ( 1) ( )
ρ ρµ η δ
+− = +− ++

. (Eq. 7)
P oo
To p o e (Eq. 4) we use de ini ion (Eq. 1) and he ac ha ( , x0) = 0:
01
( 1) ( , 1) ( 1, )
z
A
xx
V L x x
= +
+= − +
∑
( ) ( )
01
exp ( 1) ( , 1) ( , 1)
z
xx
L x x c
η
= +
= + − −+
∑
( )
0
1
exp ( 1) () (, ) (, )
z
xx
C L x x
η
−
=

=++


∑
( )
( )
exp ( 1) () () () ()
A
z
V D V C
η
= + −−+
.
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To e i y (Eq. 5) we ake (Eq. 2) and use he de ini ion o w( , x) and
( 1)
π
+

and he
ecu sion o ä ( , x):
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
1
1
1
( 1) ( 1, 1) ( 1, 1) ( 1, 1)
(, ) 1
exp ( 1) (, ) (, ) (, ) (, )
(, )
exp ( 1) () () () (, )
(, )
exp ( 1) ( 1) () () () .
R
xz
a
xz a
R
az
xz a
R
az
V L xb xa x
a x
p xL xb x p x
p x
V V B w x
p x
V V B
ω
ω
ω
µε
µε
µε π
−
=
−
=
−
=
+= ++ ++ ++
−
= ++
= ++ + −
= + +− + + −
∑
∑
∑





(Eq. 6) and (Eq. 7) ollow di ec ly om (Eq. 4) and (Eq. 5) and he de ini ion o
δ
( ).
♦
Rema k
I we de e mine
η
( +1) and
ε
( +1) e ospec i ely, i.e. on he basis o in o ma ion
up o ime +1, hen acco ding o (Eq. 7)
η
( +1) and
ε
( +1) can be de ined such ha
any p ede e minded ese e le el
ρ
( +1) can be eached. Fo example, i we de ine
( 1) ( 1) ( )
η µδ
+= ++

and
( 1) ( 1) ( 1)
a
ε η µπ
+= +− + +

, hen
( 1) ( )
ρρ
+=
. I
his was ou ALM-s a egy, we wouldn’ need a collec i e ese e! Howe e , in his
se ing capi al ma ke isks and he mo ali y isk would di ec ly a ec he indi idual
accoun s o pensions. The main bene i o a collec i e sys em, namely he in e gene -
a ional isk sha ing, would hen no be enabled.
Fixing
η
( +1) and
ε
( +1) a ime (and no a ime +1) e lec s he idea o de ined
ambi ion.6 This is a ac i e o sa e s and e i ees because hey know in ad ance,
how hei con ibu ions a e acc ued and how he pensions a e adjus ed.
In P oposi ion 1 we ha e se
( 1) ( 1) ( 1)
a
ε η µπ
+= +− + +

, which can only be de-
e mined e ospec i ely. Thus o a p ospec i e decla a ion we ha e o eplace
( 1)
π
+

by
ˆ( 1)
π
+
.
P oposi ion 2
I in he si ua ion o P oposi ion 1 we de ine
ˆ
( 1) ( 1) ( 1)
a
ε η µπ
+= +− + +
hen
( )( )
1
( 1) exp ( 1) ( ) ( )
V Y V CF
η
+
+= ++ −
(Eq. 8)
6 c. . [Day e al. 2014]
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11
( 1) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( 1)
XY
ρ ρ σ µσ δ η
++
+− = − + + − +
, (Eq. 9)
whe e
()
()
( )
1
ˆ
: ln 1 ( ) exp ( 1) ( 1) 1
Y
γ ππ
+
= + +− + −

.
P oo
The de ini ion o
ε
( +1) oge he wi h P oposi ion 1 shows ha
() ( )
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( )
( )
1
( 1) ( 1) ( 1)
ˆ
exp ( 1) ( ) exp ( 1) ( 1) ( 1) ( )
() () ˆ
exp ( 1) ( ) exp ( 1) ( 1)
() ()
ˆ
exp ( 1) ( ) 1 ( ) exp ( 1) ( 1) 1
exp ( 1) ( ) .
AR
AR
AR
V V V
V V
V V
V
V V
V
Y V
η ηππ
η ππ
η γ ππ
η
+
+= ++ +
= + ++ ++ +− + +

++
= + + + +− +

++

= + + + +− + −


= ++ +



(Eq. 9) is a di ec consequence o (Eq. 8) and he de ini ion on
δ
( ).
♦
Rema k
1. (Eq. 9) will be he basis o he ALM-s a egies which a e p esen ed in he nex
sec ion. The change o he ese e a io,
ρ
( +1)-
ρ
( ), can be b oken down in o
 he s ochas ic capi al ma ke e ec
1
( 1) ( )
X
µ µσ σ
+
+= +

 he s ochas ic longe i y e ec Y +1
 he s uc u al s ock e ec
δ
( )
 he p o i pa icipa ion
η
( ).
2. Admi edly, he de ini ion o Y +1 is a li le bi clumsy, bu i se es pe ec ly o
isola e he longe i y isk. Y +1 depends on he weigh ed age bu den
γ
( ) and he
di e ence be ween he es ima ed and he obse ed longe i y e ec
ˆ( 1) ( 1)
ππ
+− +

.
I
γ
( ) = 0 hen Y +1 = 0, and i
γ
( ) = 1 hen
1ˆ( 1) ( 1)
Y
ππ
+= +− +

.
Using he 2nd o de Taylo app oxima ion o he unc ion
( )
( )
ln 1 ( ) exp( ) 1
γ
∆ + ∆−
, we ge he ollowing app oxima ion:
( )
( )
1
12
()1 1 ()
Y
γγ
+≈∆ + ∆ −
wi h
ˆ
: ( 1) ( 1)
ππ
∆= + − +

. (Eq. 10)
3. I
ˆ( 1) 0
π
+=
, and especially i
ˆ
(, ) (, )
a
p x p x=
o all x, hen
1
1
(, )
ln 1 ( ) 1 ( , )
(, )
xz a
p x
Y w x
p x
ω
γ
−
+
=


=+−





∑
.
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4. The pension adjus men
ˆ
( 1) ( 1) ( 1)
a
ε η µπ
+= +− + +
can be ega ded as
ai , since he e is no sys ema ic ans e o capi al be ween he young and he
old. I he ac ua ial su i ing p obabili ies pa( , x) a e calcula ed wi h sa e y
ma gins, hen he ini ial pensions b( , z) a e lowe compa ed o a bes es ima e
pension. Then
ˆ( 1)
π
+
ensu es ha he sa e y ma gins a e (on a e age) e-
unded o he coho o e i ees. Howe e , wi hin he coho o e i ees high
sa e y ma gins wi h espec o pa( , x) do ha e a edis ibu ional e ec , since
highe pension adjus men s a e unila e ally a ou able o long li ing e i ees.
3.2 ALM – S a egies
We now come o he ques ion o how o con ol he CDC-pension und desc ibed
abo e. Capi al ma ke oppo uni ies and isks, mo ali y a es and he numbe o new
en an s a e exogenous a iables, o which only he capi al ma ke isk can be con-
olled o a ce ain ex en . Ou CDC-pension und is sel inancing in he sense ha
he e is no ou side ins i u ion ha can s ep in i capi al ma ke s pe o m ex emely
badly o people li e much longe han expec ed. On he o he hand, he pension
membe can be su e ha e e y con ibu ion paid in o he sys em is exclusi ely used
o dea h o pension bene i s.
Since he pension und i sel does no gua an ee any bene i s, he e mus be some
good a gumen s o employees o en us hei con ibu ion o such a sys em. Ac u-
ally, he only good eason o en e such a collec i e sys em is ha he employees
ha e a good chance o ge a be e isk- e u n p o ile han in an indi idual sa ing and
dissa ing a angemen .
Be o e p esen ing ALM- ules o he CDC pension und, le us s a e some p inciples
ha he ALM has o comply wi h:
P inciple 1: The bene i s a pe son ecei es a e calcula ed on he basis o hei pe -
sonal pension capi al a e i emen age. Especially all pension membe s wi hin
an age coho a e ea ed equally.
The idea behind his p inciple is ha he sole pu pose o he collec i e elemen
in he CDC plan is o enable an in e empo al isk ans e . Thus, in he absence
o isk a CDC plan should be no hing bu a simple DC plan wi h a one- o-one
co espondence be ween con ibu ions and bene i s on he indi idual le el.
Ou CDC model complies wi h P inciple 1 since he pensions a e calcula ed on
he basis o accumula ed con ibu ion and u he mo e,
η
( ) and
ε
( ) apply
equally o ac i e wo ke s and e i ees espec i ely.

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P inciple 2: I mus be ensu ed ha P( ) ≥ V( ), i.e.
ρ
( ) ≥ 0. We hink o a capi al
unded sys em, which in gene al means ha pension bene i s a e p e unded by
egula con ibu ions. In con as , in a pay-as-you-go p o ision sys em he cu -
en ly paid bene i s a e co e ed by cu en ly incoming con ibu ions. Ins ead o
P( ) ≥ V( ) o all , we could equi e ha a any ime all pension liabili ies can
be se led e en i he e a e no u he con ibu ions. Howe e , in a sys em wi h
no gua an ees he exp ession “all pension liabili ies” is a he ague o has o
be made p ecise. In ou model he unde s anding o VR( ) is ha his is he ac u-
a ial ese e unde he assump ion ha he cu en ly paid pensions a e kep
cons an in u u e. No e ha VR( ) is no he ma ke consis en alue o he pen-
sion liabili ies since we do no p ice he pension und’s implici op ion o in-
c ease o educe u u e paymen s i ci cums ances equi e.
In ou model CDC pension sys em we can ensu e P( ) ≥ V( ) only i we allow o a
e ospec i e decla a ion. In case o a p ospec i e decla a ion P( ) ≥ V( ) can only be
ensu ed wi h a ce ain deg ee o p obabili y. Thus, in he case o a p ospec i e decla-
a ion we ha e o ake a weakened e sion o P inciple 2:
P inciple 2’: I mus be ensu ed ha P( ) ≥ V( ), bu o a ansi ional pe iod P( ) <
V( ) is accep ed p o ided measu es a e aken o es o e ull unding.
P inciple 3: No age coho is sys ema ically p e e ed o pu a a disad an age
compa ed o o he s (in e gene a ional equi y). The equi emen o gene a ional
equi y is undamen al o any pension sys em - capi al unded o pay-as-you-
go. This issue is widely discussed in li e a u e.7
Admi edly, P inciples 2, 2’ and 3 a e pu in a he ague e ms. They con ey he
idea o a “ ai ” pension sys em, bu ai ness is no an ac ua ial concep . A his poin ,
i is wo h o men ion he undamen al concep , which John Rawls (1921-2002)
wo ked ou in his seminal book “A Theo y o Jus ice”. He add esses he p oblem o
jus ice be ween gene a ions om an abs ac pe spec i e so ha his ules a e no di-
ec ly applicable o a unded pension scheme.8 Howe e , his idea o a social con ac
ag eed upon behind he “ eil o igno ance” (“in he o iginal posi ion”) can be ap-
plied o he ques ion o a ai pension scheme. Behind he eil o igno ance people
do no know in ad ance whe he hei gene a ion will be lucky o unlucky wi h e-
spec o he indi idual li e span and o he u u e de elopmen o capi al ma ke s.
7 C . [Eu opean Union 2016] IORP II Di ec i e, A icle 7.
8 Rawls explici ly add essed he issue o in e gene a ional ai ness – c . [Rawls 1971], Chap e 44, pp.
251-258.
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P inciple 2 equi es ha he ALM has o con ol he co e a io P( ) / V( ) o - which
is equi alen - he ese e a io
ρ
( ) . I
ρ
( ) h ea ens o all below ze o o some
h eshold
ρ
min measu es ha e o be aken , e.g. pension cu s and/ o he educ ion o
he isk exposu e on he asse side. In e gene a ional equi y (P inciple 3) equi es
ha
ρ
( ) is also capped abo e, since an un easonable la ge ese e a io indica es ha
he e is a sys ema ic ans e om he old o he young.
As poin ed ou , gene a ional equi y equi es ha
ˆ
( 1) ( 1) ( 1)
a
ε η µπ
+= +− + +
, o h-
e wise he e would be a sys ema ic income ans e be ween old and young.
In ou se ing a easible e ospec i e ALM ule is a ule which a ime (on he in o -
ma ion up o ime ) de e mines
η
( ) and
σ
, such ha P inciples 1, 2 and 3 a e sa is-
ied. A easible p ospec i e ALM- ule is a ule which a ime (on he in o ma ion up
o ime ) de e mines
η
( +1) and
σ
, such ha P inciples 1, 2’ and 3 a e sa is ied.
We can hink o a wide ange o ALM-s a egies ha comply wi h he abo e p inci-
ples. The ALM ules we use he e a e aken om [Goecke 2013]. The model p e-
sen ed he e is ime con inuous and es ic ed o he accumula ion phase. Bu he
basic ea u es can be ans e ed he disc e e case. In pa icula we adop he idea o a
s a egic ese e a io
ˆ
ρ
and a s a egic isk exposu e
ˆ
σ
. The pai
ˆˆ
(, )
ρσ
ep esen s
a s a e o equilib ium in he sense ha i we obse e a ese e a io
ˆ
()
ρρ
=
hen we
choose
ˆ
σσ
=
as he isk exposu e.
η
( ) is chosen such ha he ese e a io emains
unchanged p o ided capi al ma ke e u ns and mo ali y a es a e jus as expec ed.
Ano he ea u e aken om [Goecke 2013] is ha whene e
ˆ
()
ρρ
≠
we adjus
σ
and
( 1)
η
+
in dependence o he ese e gap
ˆ
()
ρρ
−
.
We now s a e ou basic ALM-s a egy in he p ospec i e e sion. Fo eal numbe s
max
ˆˆ
(, ,, , )a
ρσ θσ
we de ine
(ALM 1)
( )
max
ˆ
ˆ( ) and 0
a
σσ ρ ρ σσ
=+ − ≤≤
(ALM 2)
( )
ˆ
( 1) ( ) () ()
η µσ δ θ ρ ρ
+= + + −
(ALM 3)
ˆ
( 1) ( 1) ( 1) .
a
ε η µπ
+= +− + +
Rema ks:
1. The ese e gap
ˆ
()
ρρ
−
a he han he ese e a io
ρ
( ) is he decisi e con-
ol a iable o he CDC-pension sys em. Howe e , due o he s ock e ec
δ
( )
he absolu e le el o
ρ
( ) does ha e in luence on he p ocess.
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2. (ALM 1) is mo i a ed by he ollowing conside a ions. Suppose a ime we
de e mine he isk exposu e
σ
unde he side cons ain , ha wi h p obabili y
1-
α
he ese e a io does no all below
ρ
min, i.e.
( )
min
( 1)
ρ ρα
+≤ ≤
P
.
Fo
( )
ˆ
( 1) ( ) () ()
η µσ δ θ ρ ρ
+= + + −
- c. . (ALM 2) - his is equi alen o
()
()
1 1 min
ˆ
() ()
XY
σ ρ ρ θρ ρ α
++
−≤ − + −≤
P
.
Le VaR
α
> 0 deno e he
α
- alue a isk o X +1, i.e.
( )
1
X VaR
αα
+≤− =P
, hen
o Y +1 = 0 (i.e. neglec ing he mo ali y isk) we ge
()
min
ˆˆ
(1 ) ( )
VaR
α
ρρ θρ ρ
σ
− +− −
≤
.
Thus, i we seek maximal isk exposu e unde he cons ain
( )
min
( 1)
ρ ρα
+≤ ≤P
, hen we ha e o de ine
( )
ˆ
ˆ()
a
σσ ρ ρ
=+−
wi h
min
ˆ1
ˆ,a
VaR VaR
αα
ρρ θ
σ
−−
= =
.
I we use he Black Scholes amewo k o he capi al ma ke (c . Rema k 1 o
sec ion 2.3), hen X is no mally dis ibu ed wi h a iance 1 and expec a ion 0.
On he basis o he Sol ency 2 secu i y le el o 1-
α
= 99.5% we ge VaR
α
=
2.5758. Suppose ha he egula o allows a empo a y unde unding o 90%
and a “no mal” unding a io o 115%, hen
ρ
min = ln(0.9) = -10.54%,
ˆ
ρ
=
ln(1.15) = 13.98%, and
min
ˆ1
ˆ0.0952 and a
VaR VaR
αα
ρρ θ
σ
−−
= = =
.
Assuming ha a b oadly di e si ied po olio o s ocks has a ola ili y o abou
19%,
ˆ0.095
σ
=
co esponds o an equi y a io o abou 50%.
The ques ion o how o calib a e
θ
, we will answe in iew o P op. 3, below.
3. Pa ame e a in (ALM 1) de e mines he adjus men speed wi h espec o he
isk exposu e. Fo a = 0 we ha e a cons an mix s a egy h oughou he ime
ho izon. I a > 0 hen he isk appe i e o he asse alloca ion changes in line
wi h he posi i e o nega i e ese e gap
ˆ
()
ρρ
−
. The case a < 0 co esponds
o a massi e an i cyclic in es men s a egy, because we hen inc ease he isk
exposu e a e bad expe ience wi h he pension asse s. Howe e , his s a egy
massi ely inc eases he isk o encoun e ing nega i e ese e a ios.
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4. The side cons ain 0 ≤
σ
≤
σ
max allows us o keep he isk exposu e wi hin
easonable limi s. In ou se ing
σ
= 0 implies a isk ee in es men . We
should be awa e ha e en a po olio o AAA- go e nmen bonds is no isk
ee, since bond p ices a e d i en by ma ke in e es a es. So in p ac ice we
mus choose a
σ
no below some
σ
min > 0. We could skip he uppe bound
σ
max i we allowed o le e age ins umen s. Howe e usually hese ins u-
men s a e p ohibi ed o pension unds.
5. Acco ding o (ALM 1) and (ALM 2) he isk exposu e and he p o i pa icipa-
ion a e linea unc ion o he ese e gap. Since P( )/V( ) ≈ 1+
ρ
( ) o 0.8 ≤
P( )/V( ) ≤ 1.2, we can say ha isk exposu e and p o i pa icipa ion a e ap-
p oxima ely linea ly dependen o he ese e gap. Since a low co e a io
P( )/V( ) << 1 is gene ally ega ded as mo e c i ical han a high co e a io, he
ansi ion om P( )/V( ) o ln(P( )/V( )) is a leas plausible.
6. In (ALM 2)
η
( +1) has h ee componen s:

µ
(σ ) ensu es a ai pa icipa ion in he po olio e u ns. All pension
membe s di ec ly sha e he expec ed asse e u ns.

δ
( ) ensu es ha he capi al e u ns om he collec i e ese e a e e enly
edis ibu ed o he pension membe s.
 The e m
( )
ˆ
()
θρ ρ
−
ep esen s an in e gene a ion isk ans e . I he
obse ed ese e a io alls behind he a ge a io, hen all membe s ha e
o pu ex a money aside o ill he gap. I he e is a posi i e ese e gap
hen all membe s ge an equal sha e. I is ob ious ha he gene a ion o
young employees would p e e a s ong ese e because his allows a
highe isk exposu e and, in he long un, a highe e u n on in es men .
The pensione s would be a he eluc an o s eng hen he collec i e e-
se e. In [Goecke 2013] his e m ( o
θ
> 0) ensu es he mean e e ing
p ope y o he s ochas ic p ocess
ρ
( ). Economically,
θ
< 0 makes no
sense; i is also clea ha wi h
θ
= 0 we had no con ol o e he ese e.
The case
θ
> 1 implies an o e eac ion – c . P op. 3 below.
7. As poin ed ou , he p ospec i e decla a ion in (ALM 2) canno ensu e ha P( )
≥ V( ). In o de o sa egua d a minimum ese e a io
ρ
min, we can de ine a e -
ospec i e a ian o (ALM 2) by
( )
( )
()
1 1 min
ˆ
( 1) ( ) () () , ()
e o
Min X Y
η µσδ θρρσ ρρ
++
+= + + − − + −
.
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The compa ison o CDC- and IDC-pension a angemen s mus ake in o accoun ha
membe s o a CDC- plan ecei e addi ional e u ns om he collec i e ese e,
namely he s ock e ec
δ
which is posi i e p o ided
ρ
>0.
To measu e he e ec we calcula e TVIDC(x) and TVCDC(x), he ime alue o u u e
(dea h and pension) bene i s minus u u e con ibu ions o membe s he x-coho in
he IDC and CDC-case. Then TVCDC(x) - TVIDC(x) measu es he e ec o he ex a e-
u n o
ln(e e e )
ρ µ ρµ
δ
+
=− +−
om he collec i e ese e.
Figu e 5 illus a es his o
µ
= 0.025,
µ
a = 0.01,
ρ
=0.15 and
δ
≈ 0.0041. Fo exam-
ple, an employee, aged x0 = 20, en e ing he CDC plan will ecei e mo e bene i s
wi h a ime alue o abou 4.39 con ibu ion a es. This is exac ly he ime alue o
he addi ional e u n o
δ
.
FIGURE 5: Value added pe head (TVCDC(x) - TVIDC(x)) in a CDC-pension scheme
in s eady s a e wi h a cons an capi al ma ke e u n o
µ
=0.025, a ese e a io o
ρ
= 0.15 and a con ibu ion a e o c = 1.
4 Resilience Tes
A pension sys em is esilien , i i is able o abso b ex e nal (single) shocks and
adap o a (las ing) shi o he economic en i onmen . Ou esilience es wo ks as
ollows: We s a om a s eady s a e si ua ion and hen apply a shock o a shi sce-
na io and analyze he e ec s on he pension bene i s. In a DC pension sys em all dis-
u bances om ou side mus be compensa ed by adjus ing he pension bene i s. In he
IDC- e sion we do no allow o isk ans e be ween gene a ions, so he IDC- e -
sion will se e as a e e ence model o e alua e di e en ALM-s a egies o he CDC-
model.

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4.1 S eady S a e O iginal Posi ion
We assume ha ou pension sys em s a s om a s eady s a e posi ion11 wi h ollow-
ing pa ame e s:
 annual con ibu ions c = 1 payable om age x0= 20 un il age z-1 = 64
 cons an capi al ma ke e u ns
( ) 0.025
µµ
= =

 a s a iona y popula ion wi h ime independen su i al p obabili ies
( 1)
ˆ
(, ) (, ) (, ) ( ) ()
a
Lx
p x p x p x px Lx
+
= = = =

,
whe e p(x) a e he male/ emale hyb id su i al p obabili ies as desc ibed in
sec ion 2.1.2. We hen ha e
ˆ
() () 0
ππ
= =

o all .
 cons an numbe o new en an s L(x0) = L(20) = 1000
 ixed ac ua ial in e es a e o
µ
a = 0.01 and annui y ac o s o x ≥ z
0
()
( ) : exp( )
()
x
a
k
Lx k
ax k
Lx
ωµ
−
=
+
= −
∑

; ä(z) = 17.9249
 pensions in paymen a e adjus ed a he a e o
ε
=
µ
-
µ
a = 0.015.
Fo he IDC-model he acc ued pension capi al a he age o x: x0 ≤ x ≤ z = 65 is hen
( )
0
exp ( ) 1
( ): 1 exp( )
xx
x
µ
µ
−−
=−−
,
and he ini ial s eady s a e pension is
( ) 84.2531
( ) 4.7003
17.9249()
z
bz az
= = =

.
To make IDC- and CDC-plans compa able we assume ha in he CDC-case we s a
wi h a s eady s a e ese e e a io
ˆ0
ρ
=
. Then in he s eady s a e si ua ion pensions
and dea h bene i s a e iden ical o IDC- and CDC-plans. We de ine
0
() () o
:() () () o
x
Lx x x x z
PLx xax z x
ω
≤<

=≤≤

and
( )
0
( 1) () () o
:0 o
x
Lx Lx x x x z
Dzx
ω
−− <≤


=<≤


o be he s eady s a e pension capi al o he x-coho and he dea h bene i o hose
who die be ween age x-1 and x. We deno e by P he o al s eady s a e pension capi al
and V he o al s eady s a e pension liabili ies. Unde he assump ion ha
ˆ0
ρ
=
we
11 c . sec ion 3.4
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calcula e
00
11
z
xx
xx xx
PV P D
ω
=+=+
= = +
∑∑
= 2 530 615 + 5 851 = 2 536 466. No e ha by
ou con en ion P and V comp ise he dea h bene i s o he deceden s o he o ego-
ing yea .
4.2 Capi al Ma ke Shock
A capi al ma ke shock is associa ed wi h an equi y ma ke c ash o boom. S a ing
om a s eady s a e si ua ion wi h a cons an in es men e u n o
µ
= 0.025 we as-
sume ha a ime T0 (i.e. a he end o [T0-1, T0]) we obse e a e u n o
µ
+
µ
∆ wi h
µ
∆ = +0.2 (“up-scena io”) o
µ
∆ = -0.2 (“down-scena io”). In he ollowing ou wo d-
ing always e e s o he down-scena io, howe e he de i ed o mula s apply o ei-
he cases.
4.2.1 Capi al Ma ke Shock E ec on IDC-Plans
Ins an ly upon obse a ion o he capi al ma ke shock he indi idual pension ac-
coun s and he annui ies a e adjus ed. Conside he (T0, x)-coho , i.e. he gene a ion
o pe sons aged x a ime T0. Fo x0 ≤ x ≤ z he pe sonal pension capi al a T0 will be
’(x):= exp(
µ
∆) (x) ins ead o (x). A e T0 he annual e u n is again
µ
, he e o e
he esul ing annui y (z-x yea s la e ) will be cu by ac o
( )( )
()
1 exp ( ) 1 exp( )
()
x zx
z
µµ
∆
− −−
- c . FIGURE 6.
Fo x > z he due pension will be b’(x) = exp(
µ
∆) b(x) ins ead o b(x). F om ime T0+1
onwa ds pensions will again be adjus ed by
ε
=
µ
-
µ
a .
The capi al ma ke shock has he s onges e ec on pe sons aged z o olde . Thei
bene i s would be cu by abou 18% compa ed o he p e-shock le el.
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FIGURE 6: Down-shock scena io (
µ
∆= -0.2) o IDC-plans: E ec on he expec ed
pension le el, depending on he age x a ime T0.
4.2.2 Capi al Ma ke Shock E ec on CDC-Plans
In he s eady s a e scena io we ha e a cons an expec ed e u n
ˆ
()
µσ µ
=
and no ex-
e nal dis u bances, i.e. X = Y = 0 and
ˆ0
ρ
=
. Then
ρ
( ) =
δ
( ) = 0 and
η
( +1) =
µ
o all < T0. In he s eady s a e o iginal posi ion o all ages x he coho pension
capi al Px and he indi idual pension capi al Px /L(x) coincide wi h he ime alue o
u u e bene i s minus con ibu ions.
Now conside a single in e es a e shock a ime T0 (i.e.
0
ˆT
X
σµ
∆
=
). Applying ule
(ALM 2) we ha e
( 1) () ()
η µ δ θρ
+=+ +
o all and
η
(T0) =
µ
. The e o e a
ime T0 nei he he indi idual accoun s (x) no he due pensions (x) a e a ec ed.
Howe e , he o al pension capi al a ime T0 alls o exp(
µ
∆) P and
ρ
(T0) =
µ
∆ and
0
( ) ln( )T ee e
µ µµ
µ
δ
∆∆
−−
= +−
. By P oposi ion 3 we know ha
0
( ) (1 )k
Tk
ρ θµ
∆
+=−
,
so o 0<
θ
< 2
ρ
( ) con e ges o
ˆ0
ρ
=
. In he special case
θ
=1 we ge
0
( 1) 0T
ρ
+=
and
η
(T0+1) =
µ
+
µ
∆ +
δ
(T0) =
( )
ln 1 ( 1)ee
µ
µ
µ
∆
++ −
. No e ha
ε
( ) =
η
( ) -
µ
a .
Due o he non- i ial s ock e ec
δ
( ) he e is no simple o mula o
η
( ). The e o e
we jus illus a e
η
( ) o he down-scena io (
µ
∆ = -0.2) o di e en le els o
θ
- c .
FIGURE 7.
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FIGURE 7: E ec o a capi al ma ke down-shock (
µ
∆= - 0.2) a ime T0 on he e-
se e a io
ρ
( ) ( op cha ) and he p o i pa icipa ion
η
( ) (bo om cha ) o al-
e na i e le els o
θ
.
Fo
θ
= 0 he ese e a io will emain a he le el o
ρ
= -0.2 o e e . This means
ha all u u e gene a ions ha e o pay he bill: Due o he nega i e s ock e ec we
ha e
η
=
µ
-
δ
=
µ
-
ln( )ee e
µ µµ
µ
∆∆
−−
+−
= 2.04% ins ead o
µ
= 2.5%.
Fo 0 <
θ
< 2 he ese e a io e u ns o he s eady s a e le el. I we wan ed o a oid
a nega i e p o i pa icipa ion, we would ha e o choose
θ
≤ 0.1 wi h he conse-
quence ha i akes abou 7 yea s o hal e he a e -shock ese e gap o 20%.
Ou goal is o measu e he in e gene a ional e ec s o a CDC-plan compa ed o an
IDC-plan in a shock scena io. To his end o each (T0, x)-coho we calcula e
TVCDC (T0, x), he ime alue o u u e bene i s minus u u e con ibu ions. No e ha
o IDC-plans he ime alue equals he coho ’s pension capi al i.e.
0
( ) ( ) o
( , ) exp( ) exp( ) ()()() o
IDC x
Lx x x z
TV T x P Lx xax x z
µµ
∆∆
<

= = ≥

.
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We ake
00
(): ( ,) ( ,)
CDC IDC
TV x TV T x TV T x∆= −
as a measu e o he in e gene a ional
asse ans e o he (T0, x)-coho , and ∆TV(x)/L(x) as he indi idual e ec .
Fig. 8 illus a es he in e gene a ional edis ibu ion in he down-shock scena io. Le
us conside he CDC-plan wi h
θ
= 0.2. Then he s eady s a e pension capi al is maxi-
mal o he (T0, z)-coho – we ge Pz = 75798. In he IDC-case he pension capi al
alls o exp(
µ
∆) Pz = 62058. In he CDC-case he pension capi al o he (T0, z)-coho
emains unchanged a e he shock, bu he ime alue o u u e pensions educes o
64206. This means ha he CDC-plan causes an in e gene a ional edis ibu ion o
∆TV(z) = 64206 - 62059 = 2147 in a ou o he (T0, z)-coho .
FIGURE 8: ∆TV(x) o age coho s 0 ≤ x ≤ 115 o di e en le els o
θ
o a down-
shock scena io (
µ
∆= - 0.2).
The e is an addi ional (small) edis ibu ion e ec in a ou o he dea h bene i s pay-
able a ime T0 a e he shock. While in he CDC-case he o al dea h bene i is no
a ec ed a T0 , in he IDC-case he dea h bene i is educed by ac o exp(
µ
∆). I is
clea ha he o al e ec o e all gene a ions (including u u e gene a ions o new en-
an s) mus be ze o.
I we look a he e ec s pe capi a we see ha he posi i e o nega i e edis ibu ion
e ec s amoun s o a mul iple o he egula con ibu ion (which is 1 in ou calcula-
ions) – c . Fig. 9. Fo example, in he case
θ
= 0.2 and
µ
∆ = -0.2 each single membe
o he (T0, z)-coho ecei es a ans e o ∆TV(z)/ L(65) = 2.39. In he ex eme case
θ
= 0 he ese e will emain a he a e shock le el o -0.2 o e e so ha all u u e
gene a ions will be cha ged. This ex eme case again shows ha a CDC-sys em could
be misused by he gene a ion 50+, who may ha e s ong in luence on ALM-decisions
and who a e p one o pos pone unpleasan decisions.

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FIGURE 9: Redis ibu ion e ec pe head (
()/ ()TV x L x∆
) o di e en le els o
θ
o a down-shock scena io (
µ
∆= - 0.2).
The ollowing able shows he in e gene a ional edis ibu ion o a single capi al
ma ke down and up shock in ela ion o he p e-shock o al pension capi al. No e
ha o
θ
= 0 he ese e a io will emain a he le el a ime di ec ly a e he shock.
i.e
ρ
( ) =
µ
∆= - 0.2 o all ≥ T0.
Capi al Ma ke Down Shock
(
µ
∆ = -0.2)
Capi al Ma ke Up Shock
(
µ
∆ = +0.2)
θ
Redis ibu ion o he
olde gene a ion
Bene icia y
age coho s
Redis ibu ion o he
younge gene a ion
Bene icia y
age coho s
0 9.11% ≥46
11.86%
≤58
0.1 3.52% ≥59
4.67%
≤61
0.2 2.17% ≥62
2.86%
≤63
0.3 1.56% ≥64
2.06%
≤63
0.4 1.22% ≥64
1.62%
≤64
0.5 1.00% ≥65
1.33%
≤64
0.6 0.86% ≥65
1.13%
≤64
0.7 0.75% ≥65
0.99%
≤64
0.8 0.66% ≥65
0.87%
≤64
0.9 0.60% ≥65
0.79%
≤64
1.0 0.54% ≥65
0.71%
≤64
TABLE 1: O e all edis ibu ion e ec in % o o al p e-shock pension capi al in a-
ou o he olde gene a ion (down-scena io) o younge gene a ion (up-scena io)
o di e en le els o
θ
.
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4.3 Capi al Ma ke Shi
We now wan o analyse he e ec o an in e es a e shi on a pu e bond po olio.
We analyse a sudden bu pe manen in e es a e shi om
µ
o
µ
':=
µ
+
µ
shi om
some ime T0 onwa ds. We associa e his s ylised si ua ion wi h a non-expec ed deci-
sion o he cen al bank o adjus in e es a es.12 This in e es a e shi has hen wo
e ec s: Fi s ly, new ixed income in es men s bea an in e es a e o
µ
' ins ead o
µ
,
and secondly, he e is a p ice e ec on exis ing bond in es men s. I he in e es a e
shi occu s a he beginning o he ime pe iod [T0, T0 +1] hen he ma ke alue o a
bond po olio wi h an a e age du a ion o D will chance by ac o ≈ exp(-D
µ
shi )
ins an ly a e he shi . F om ime T0 onwa ds all asse s including new in es men s
will ha e a e u n o
µ
'. I D > 0 hen he in e es a e up/down shi esul s in a single
down/up shock ollowed by a pe manen up/down shi .
We wan o check how IDC- and CDC-plans adap o his pe manen change o he
capi al ma ke . In ou wo ding we concen a e on a down shi scena io (
µ
shi < 0). I
is quie ob ious ha , cum g ano salis, in an up-shi scena io he same happens in he
o he di ec ion. To keep he a ian s o ou calcula ions in limi s we do no adjus he
ac ua ial in e es a e
µ
a , so ha he annui isa ion ac o s ä(x) emain unchanged.
I no s a ed o he wise ou nume ical examples a e calcula ed on he basis o
µ
= 2.5%,
µ
shi = -1.0%,
µ
'=
µ
+
µ
shi = 1.5%,
µ
a = 1%,
ε
' =
µ
' -
µ
a = 0.5%.
Fu he mo e, we conside he p ice e ec due o he in e es a e shi by assuming
ha he ime alue o asse s change by ac o D := exp(-D⋅
µ
shi ) o D = 0, D = 5 and
D = 10.
4.3.1 Capi al Ma ke Shi E ec on IDC-Plans
F om ime T0 onwa ds he indi idual pension capi al bea s in e es a he lowe a e
µ
' = 1.5%, pensions in paymen a e adjus ed by
ε
' = 0.5%.
We illus a e he e ec o he g oup o ac i e membe s – c . FIGURE 10 below. Fo
example a pe son aged x = 20 o younge a ime T0 will be a ec ed mos , because
hey expe ience he lowe in e es a es o he whole accumula ion phase. Thei pen-
sion capi al a age z = 65 will be 64.75 ins ead o 84.25, ha is abou 77% o he p e-
shi le el. This is independen o he du a ion o he unde lying asse s. Fo olde
12 Ac ually cen al banks can only de e mine he sho e m in e es a es, long e m in e es a es can
only be in luenced indi ec ly.
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membe s he posi i e du a ion e ec o D > 0 can o e compensa e he educed u-
u e e u ns. Howe e , a e e i emen he pensions a e only adjus ed by
ε
' = 0.5%
ins ead o
ε
= 1.5%.
Pension in paymen will expe ience a single inc ease by ac o D ollowed by e-
duced pension adjus men s. Fo olde pensione s he du a ion e ec a ime T0 migh
o e compensa e he educed adjus men a e.
FIGURE 10: Down-shi scena io (
µ
shi = -1%) o IDC-plans: E ec on he ex-
pec ed pension le el a age z, depending on he age x a ime T0 and he du a ion.
Le TVIDC (x, T0) deno e he ime alue o u u e bene i s (pension and dea h bene i )
minus con ibu ions a ime T0 immedia ely a e he shi . I we wan o calcula e
TVIDC (x, T0) ma ke consis en ly i mus be calcula ed on he basis o he shi ed dis-
coun a e
µ
+
µ
shi . Then clea ly TVIDC (T0, x) = D Px , whe e Px deno es he p e-shi
pension-capi al o he x-coho .
4.3.2 Capi al Ma ke Shi E ec on CDC-Plans
We assume ha he pension managemen ins an ly ecognises he in e es a e shi as
pe manen . Acco ding o (ALM 2) o ≥ T0
( )
ˆ
( 1) () ()
η µ δ θρ ρ
′
+= + + −
.
Due o he in e es a e shi , a ime T0 he asse s ha e o be e alued. As abo e, we
assume ha P':= D P is he alue o asse s immedia ely a e e alua ion. Acco d-
ingly, a e e alua ion we ha e
0
( ) ln
shi
P
TD
V
ρµ
′

= = −


and
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( )
0
( ) ln ln ln 1 exp( )(1 )
D shi
P CF P
T D
V CF V
δ µµ
′′
−
  
= − =− −+
  
−
  
.
He e we used he ac ha in he s eady s a e si ua ion CF = (1-exp(-
µ
)) P. Following
(ALM 2) we ge
()()
0 00
ˆ
( 1) ( ) ( ) ln 1 exp( )(1 ) (1 )
D shi
T TT D
η µ δ θρ ρ µ µ θ µ
′′
+ = + + − = + − − +−
and
00 0
0
00 0
( )exp( )
( 1) () ln ()
( )exp( ( 1))
( 1) () ().
P CF
TT T
V CF T
TT T
µ
ρρ ρ
η
µ η δ θρ

′′
−
+− = −

−+

′
= − ++ =−
We could ha e de i ed his di ec ly om (Eq. 11) o P op. 3. Mo e gene ally we ge
0
( ) (1 )
k
shi
Tk D
ρ θµ
+ =−−
.
Fo D = 0 he ese e a io is no a ec ed a all. Due o he non- i ial s ock e ec o
D > 0 he e is no simple o mula o
η
( ) o > T0+1. So we jus p esen nume ical
esul s – c . FIGURE 11. Fo D > 0 we obse e an inc ease o he ese e a io a ime
T0. A e T0 he ese e is d awn down depending on he speed pa ame e
θ
.
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1
( 1) (1 ) ( )
Y
ρ θρ
+
+=− +−
,
( 1) () ()
η µ δ θρ
+=+ +
and
( 1) ( 1)
a
εηµ
+= +−
. (Eq. 19)
In pa icula
0
0
()
T
TY
ρ
= −
and
0
()T
ηµ
=
.
Di e en om he IDC-case, he e all age coho s a e ea ed equally and he coho
o ac i e wo ke s becomes in ol ed.
The e ec on he p o i pa icipa ion
η
( ) and he ese e a io
ρ
( ) is mo e complex
han in he case o a capi al ma ke shi , since he age p o ile o he popula ion
changes and i akes
ω
– x0 = 95 yea s un il a new s eady s a e popula ion is eached -
see FIGURE 15.
FIGURE 15: E ec o a mo ali y down-shi (∆ =+0.5) on he ese e a io
ρ
( )
( op cha ) and p o i pa icipa ion
η
( ) (bo om cha ) in a CDC-pension sys em
o S a egy 1 o al e na i e le els o
θ
.

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Since om ime T0 onwa ds, he age bu den
γ
( ) and he weigh s w( , x) de ia e om
he s eady s a e alues, he Y -p ocess is no i ial. Clea ly, o
θ
= 0
ρ
( ) does no
con e ge, nei he does Y . One may check ha
0
0
0
( ) (1 )
k
j
T kj
j
Tk Y
ρθ
+−
=
+=− −
∑
. So we
can deduce ha o 0 <
θ
< 2,
ρ
( ) con e ges p o ided Y con e ges. The ollowing
able shows he new s eady s a e alues o
ρ
and
η
. E.g. o
θ
= 0.2 and ∆ = +0.5 he
CDC-sys em will con e ge o a new s eady s a e wi h a pe manen nega i e ese e
o
ρ
= -3.17%. The s eady s a e p o i pa icipa ion (
η
= 1.79%) alls behind he capi-
al ma ke e u n (
µ
= 2.50%) because he mo ali y shi has o be inanced yea by
yea and u he mo e due o he nega i e ese e we ha e a nega i e s ock e ec (in
his case
δ
= -0.0788%).
Δ = + 0.5
Δ = -0.5
θ
η
ρ
TV (x0=20)
η
ρ
TV (x0=20)
10%
1.72%
-6.25%
-3.8082
3.47%
7.66%
5.7557
20%
1.79%
-3.17%
-3.2344
3.35%
3.76%
4.3964
30%
1.81%
-2.12%
-3.0320
3.31%
2.49%
3.9811
40%
1.82%
-1.59%
-2.9286
3.29%
1.86%
3.7799
50%
1.83%
-1.28%
-2.8658
3.28%
1.49%
3.6611
60%
1.83%
-1.06%
-2.8237
3.27%
1.24%
3.5828
70%
1.84%
-0.93%
-2.7934
3.27%
1.08%
3.5272
80%
1.84%
-0.80%
-2.7706
3.26%
0.93%
3.4857
90%
1.84%
-0.71%
-2.7529
3.26%
0.82%
3.4535
100%
1.84%
-0.64%
-2.7386
3.26%
0.74%
3.4279
TABLE 4: S a egy 1: P o i pa icipa ion (
η
), ese e a io (
ρ
) and ime alue o
u u e bene i s minus con ibu ions (TW) o new en an s (x0=20) in he
adjus ed s eady s a e a e a mo ali y shi o ∆ = +/- 0.5.
We now u n o he ques ion o o wha ex en a mo ali y shi induces a ans e o
weal h be ween he age coho s. To his end we i s calcula e he ime alue
TVCDC (T0, x) o u u e bene i s (including dea h bene i s) minus u u e con ibu ions
o each (T0, x)-coho immedia ely a e he shi occu ed. Then he di e ence
TVCDC (T0, x) - TVIDC (T0, x) is a sui able igu e o measu e he in e gene a ional
weal h ans e . We also calcula e
00
0
( ,) ( ,)
( ,)
CDC IDC
TV T x TV T x
LT x
−
, he indi idual con i-
bu ion (posi i e o nega i e) o he in e gene a ional ans e .
Conside o example he (T0, z)-coho . A ime T0 we obse e mo e su i o s han
expec ed, namely
( 1)
() ()
( 1)
pz
L z Lz
pz
∆
∆
−
=−
ins ead o L(z). The o al pension capi al
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o his coho is L∆(x) (x) = 76059.39 o bo h, he IDC and he CDC-case. In he
IDC-case all u u e pensions a e paid om his capi al s ock. In he CDC-case he
pensions a e adjus ed acco ding o (Eq.19). Fo
θ
= 0.2 he ime alue o all pensions
paid o he (T0, x)-coho amoun s o 83171.67. The di e ence 6706.07 is he in e -
gene a ional weal h ans e in a ou o he (T0, x)-coho , which comes o an indi-
idual ans e o 7.88. In o he wo ds, each single membe ecei es a subsidy o
abou eigh con ibu ion a es.
Le ’s now look a he (T0, x0)-coho . A ime T0 he pension capi al is ze o. In he
IDC-case all membe s o his coho know ha e e y Eu o hey pay in o he sys em
bea s an in e es a e o
µ
= 0.025 and will be paid back – a leas on a e age. In he
CDC- egime (
θ
= 0.2) we ge TVCDC (T0, x0) = -3 528.47 and an indi idual ans e o
-3.53. This means ha a new en an has o ealise ha mo e han 3 o he u u e con-
ibu ion a es a e ans e ed o he old gene a ion.
The ollowing FIGURE 16 illus a es he in e gene a ional ans e on coho -le el in-
cluding coho s o unbo n. I is clea ha he o al sum aken o e all exis ing and u-
u e gene a ions mus add up o ze o.
FIGURE 16: In e gene a ional edis ibu ion a e a mo ali y down-shi (∆ = +0.5)
in a CDC-pension sys em o S a egy 1 o age coho s x ≥ -80 and o
θ
= 0/ 0.1/
0.2/ 0.4/ 1.
FIGURE 17 shows he ans e on indi idual le el o x ≥ 0. Since he old age coho s
ha e ewe membe s he indi idual e ec is mo e signi ican .
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FIGURE 17: In e gene a ional edis ibu ion pe head a e a mo ali y down-shi
(∆ = +0.5) in a CDC-pension sys em o S a egy 1 o ages x ≥ 0 and o
θ
=0.1/
0.2/ 0.6/ 0.8.
S a egy 2 (Ins an Recogni ion)
Ins an ecogni ion means ha a ime T0 he liabili ies in he balance shee a e ad-
jus ed o comply wi h he new su i al p obabili ies. Bu he bene i s payable a T0
(pensions and dea h bene i s) emain unchanged i.e.
η
(T0) =
µ
and
ε
(T0) =
µ
-
µ
a .
Fu he mo e, we assume ha he new pensions o he (T0, z)-coho a e calcula ed on
he basis o ä(z). Howe e om T0+1 onwa ds we apply äΔ(z).
Le P( ) esp. V( ) deno e he o al o asse s esp. liabili ies a ime ≥ T0 . By ou
con en ion P( ) and V( ) include he dea h bene i payable in o ac i e wo ke s
who die in [ -1, ]. Thus we ha e P(T0) = P, he s eady s a e alue o asse s. Le us
deno e by L´(x) he numbe su i o s o he (T0-1, x-1)-coho a e he mo ali y
shi .
P oposi ion 5
( )
0
( 1) ( )
( ) () () () 1 () ()()
( 1) ( )
xz
px ax
VT V L z Lz z Lxax x
px ax
ω
∆∆
=

−
′
=+− + −

−

∑ 

(Eq. 20)
P oo
( )
0
1
0
( ) ( 1)() () ( 1) () () ()()
z
xx xz
VT Lx x L z Lz z L xa x x
ω
−
∆
= =
′′
= − + −− +
∑∑

( )
( )
0
1
( 1)() () ( 1) () ()()()
( 1)
() () () () () ()()
( 1)
z
xx xz
xz
Lx x Lz Lz z Lxax x
px
L z Lz z a x ax Lx x
px
ω
ω
−
= =
∆∆
=
= − + −− +

−
′
+− + −

−

∑∑
∑

 
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Since
( )
0
1
( 1)() () ( 1) () ()()()
z
xx xz
V Lx x Lz Lz z Lxax x
ω
−
= =
= − + −− +
∑∑

we ge (Eq. 20).
♦
No e ha o ∆ > 0
( )
() () () 0
L z Lz z
′−<
and
( 1) ( ) 10
( 1) ( )
px ax
px ax
∆∆

−−>

−



.
I he mo ali y shi is ecognised ins an ly, he e ec on he ese e a io and he
p o i pa icipa ion s ongly esembles he si ua ion a e a capi al ma ke down
shock. We illus a e he e ec s in FIGURE 18 below. As in Figu e 7 we see ha o
θ
> 0 he ese e a io will g adually e u n o he s eady s a e le el
ˆ0
ρ
=
.
FIGURE 18: E ec o a mo ali y down-shi (∆ =+0.5) on he ese e a io
ρ
( )
( op cha ) and p o i pa icipa ion
η
( ) (bo om cha ) in a CDC-pension sys em
o S a egy 2 (ins an ecogni ion) o al e na i e le els o
θ
.
As o S a egy 1 we measu e he in e gene a ional weal h ans e by compa ing he
ime alue o u u e bene i s minus con ibu ions o he (T0, x)-coho s. The ins an
ecogni ion o he mo ali y shi (∆ = +0.5) has a mild e ec on he (T0, x)-coho s
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o x ≥ z since hei pensions a e only indi ec ly a ec ed ia educed
ε
( ). Howe e
hose who en e e i emen a T0+1 o la e ha e o endu e a double impac : i s ly he
p o i pa icipa ion and u u e pension inc eases will go down o e ill he ese e and
secondly, hei ini ial pensions a e calcula ed on he basis o he shi ed mo ali y.
This is illus a ed in FIGURE 19 and 20 below. We no ice a sha p cu a age x = 65
which is a esul o he ac ha due o he ins an ecogni ion o he mo ali y shi ,
om ime T0 onwa ds all new pensions a e calcula ed on he basis o he shi ed mo -
ali y a es. We see ha he edis ibu ional e ec o a mo ali y shi di e s clea ly
om ha o a capi al ma ke shock- compa e Figu e 19/ 20 and Figu e 8/ 9.
FIGURE 19: In e gene a ional edis ibu ion a e a mo ali y down-shi (∆ = +0.5)
in a CDC-pension sys em o S a egy 2 o age coho s x ≥ 0 and o
θ
=0.1/ 0.2/
0.6/ 0.8.
FIGURE 20: In e gene a ional edis ibu ion pe head a e a mo ali y down-shi
(∆ = +0.5) in a CDC-pension sys em o S a egy 2 o ages x ≥ 0 and o
θ
=0.1/
0.2/ 0.6/ 0.8.

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Compa ison o S a egy 1/ 2 (delayed/ ins an ecogni ion)
The a oidance o cu ing pensions in paymen seems o be a ouchs one o a pension
plan. Acco dingly, he manage s o a pension plan will be e y eluc an o ac ually
cu pensions. I we look a he e ec o S a egy 1 o 2 on he pensions in paymen
(c . FIGURE 21) hen i is clea ha he “p oc as ina ion policy” (S a egy 1) is e y
a ac i e. We know om he analysis abo e ha S a egy 1 shi s he bu den o
longe li e expec ance o u u e gene a ions, who inhe i an e e nal loan om he old.
FIGURE 21: Pension le el o pensions in paymen a e a mo ali y down-shi
(∆ = +0.5) o S a egy 1 and 2 o di e en le els o
θ
. 100% ma ks he p e-shi
pension le el.
Bo h s a egies imply a massi e weal h ans e be ween he gene a ions. TABLE 5
below shows he weal h ans e in a ou o he olde gene a ions as a p opo ion o
he s eady s a e o al pension capi al (= 2543840). S a egy 1 u ns ou o p oduce a
s onge ans e han S a egy 2. I we compa e he age coho s ha p o i om he
ans e we see ha S a egy 1 is a ac i e o ac i e employees aged 54 and o e .
One may guess ha o many pension plans hese age coho s a e dominan in he
ep esen a i e bodies, so one migh expec ha in eal li e he e will be a s ong en-
dency o pos pone he upda ing o he mo ali y ables.
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Mo ali y Shi (∆ = +0.5)
S a egy 1
(delay ecogni ion)
S a egy 2
(ins an ecogni ion)
θ
Redis ibu ion in % o
o al pension asse s
bu dened
age coho s
Redis ibu ion in % o
o al pension asse s
bu dened
age coho s
0
13.78%
x≤40
8.88%
x≤64
0.1
10.12%
x≤50
6.97%
x≤64
0.2
9.22%
x≤52
6.31%
x≤64
0.3
8.81%
x≤53
6.00%
x≤64
0.4
8.58%
x≤53
5.82%
x≤64
0.5
8.44%
x≤54
5.71%
x≤64
0.6
8.34%
x≤54
5.63%
x≤64
0.7
8.27%
x≤54
5.57%
x≤64
0.8
8.21%
x≤54
5.53%
x≤64
0.9
8.17%
x≤54
5.49%
x≤64
1.0
8.13%
x≤54
5.46%
x≤64
TABLE 5: O e all edis ibu ion e ec om young o old o a mo ali y shi (∆ =
+0.5) o S a egy 1 and S a egy 2 in % o o al p e-shi pension capi al.
Nei he S a egy 1 no 2 should be he choice in p ac ice! The e a e good a gumen s
o apply a mixed s a egy by adjus ing mo ali y a es s ep by s ep.
5 Concluding Rema ks
The p ima y pu pose o collec i e DC-plans is smoo h away he ups and downs o
capi al ma ke e u ns, which a e pa icula ly ola ile o s ock ma ke s. I he e is no
ex e nal ins i u ion o s ep in i equi ies slump, he smoo hing can only be done by
some kind o in e gene a ional isk ans e . In e gene a ional isk ans e is going
on since decades bu in gene al unila e ally a he cos o he younge gene a ion. The
shi om DB- o DC-plans is only one example. So he challenge is o ind ules ha
allow o a ai isk ans e be ween age coho s. Ou p oposal o such ules is
guided by he concep o esilience. We apply hese ules o se e al capi al ma ke
shock and shi scena ios and o mo ali y shi scena ios. We measu e he in e gene -
a ional e ec s; so we ha e ins umen o measu e in e gene a ional equi y. Ou con-
clusion is ha collec i e DC-plans a e he be e al e na i e compa ed o pu e DC-
plans.
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