EFFECT OF RISK MANAGEMENT ON INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME SUSTAINABILITY NEXUS IN NIGERIA
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2020
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In line with the increasing desire for sustainability across numerous areas of study, occupational pension
sustainability has emerged among the core objectives of pension reforms. Thus, this study assesses the impact of
risk management on the relationship between investment strategy and sustainability of contributory pension
scheme (CPS) in Nigeria. Using data obtained from survey of 197 managers and assistant managers of pension
fund administrators that manage CPS fund in Nigeria, the study employs partial least square structural
equation modelling to examine the effects of investment strategy and risk management on sustainability ofCPS.
The study further examines the moderating effect of risk management on the relationship investment strategy
and contributory pension scheme sustainability. Findings reveal that investment strategy and risk management
have significant positive effects on the sustainability of CPS in Nigeria. Further analyses show that risk
management has negative moderating effect on the relationship between investment strategy and the
sustainability of CPS. The implications of the findings to management practices of the Nigerian CPS were
presented among which we recommend that pension fund administrators need to strike a balance between their
investment strategy and risk management decisions. This would improve their liquidity, reduce the risks to the
minimum and facilitate the sustainability of the pension fund entrusted in their management.
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Occupational pension sustainability, Contributory pension scheme, investment strategy, risk management, pension fund administrators