---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 15:06:55 +0100 From: Olivia Ferner <Olivia.Ferner(a)oenb.co.at> To: vfn-admin(a)fam.tuwien.ac.at Subject: Workshop am 6. Dezember 2002 ab 9.00 Uhr Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren! Bitte entnehmen Sie der Beilage das Programm zu einem Workshop der Oesterreichischen Nationalbank zum Thema "Pension Finance Reform: From Public to Financial Economics" am Freitag, den 6. Dezember 2002, von 9.00 Uhr - 17.30 Uhr. Ort: Geldzentrum der Oesterreichischen Nationalbank Mehrzwecksaal (O 3085), 3. Stock Garnisongasse 15 1090 Wien Mit freundlichen Grüßen Olivia Ferner Oesterreichische Nationalbank Sekretariat des Direktoriums/Öffentlichkeitsarbeit Secretariat of the Governing Board and Public Relations phone: 0043/1/404 20-6623 fax: 0043/1/404 20-6697 Olivia.Ferner(a)oenb.co.at http://www.oenb.co.at/ Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 11:45:40 +0100 From: Daniel Eckert <Daniel.Eckert(a)oenb.co.at> To: Olivia Ferner <Olivia.Ferner(a)oenb.co.at> Subject: vfn programm Program for the Workshop Pension Finance Reform: Friday, December 6, 2002 Venue: Oesterreichische Nationalbank Geldzentrum (OeNB II) Mehrzwecksaal 3rd Floor Garnisongasse 15 1090 Vienna hosted by Oesterreichische Nationalbank Economic Analysis Division 9:00 a.m. Introductory Remarks Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell Vice Governor, Oesterreichische Nationalbank 9:15 a.m. Welfare effects of pension finance reform Speaker: Johann K. Brunner, Professor of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz Discussant: Thomas Steinberger, Oesterreichische Nationalbank 10:30 a.m. Public policy and pension finance: Pension regimes and financial systems Speaker: Sigurt Vitols, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin Discussant: Helene Schuberth, Oesterreichische Nationalbank Public policy and pension finance: Tax incentives for life annuities and the problem of adverse selection Speaker: Susanne Pech, Johannes Kepler University Linz Discussant: Claudia Kwapil, Oesterreichische Nationalbank 1:00 p.m. Pension funds and EU financial markets Speaker: E. Philip Davis, Professor of Economics and Finance, Brunel University Discussant: Josef Zechner, Professor of Finance, University of Vienna 2:00 p.m. Risk issues in pension reform discussion Speaker: Daniel Eckert, Oesterreichische Nationalbank Discussant: Thomas Url, WIFO (Austrian Institute of Economic Research) 3:00 p.m. Investment-based pension reform for Austria? Speaker: Alois Guger, WIFO (Austrian Institute of Economic Research) Discussant: Peter Rosner, University of Vienna 4:00 p.m. General Discussion: Pension reform and financial systems -- policy implications E. Philip Davis, Brunel University Alois Guger, WIFO (Austrian Institute of Economic Research) Sylvia Angelo, Chamber of Labour of Vienna Johann K. Brunner, Johannes Kepler University Linz Martin Gleitsmann, The Austrian Economic Chamber Moderator: Helene Schuberth, Oesterreichische Nationalbank