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1.  ''Hedging - regret risk.''
A pension is a periodic payment made to a Pensioner under a pension scheme.   


The worsening of a financial position when effectively 'locked in' to a course of action or to a particular fixed price or rate, compared with the alternative which could have been followed without the lock-in.
In some countries, such as Australia, the term can alternatively be applied to a lump sum payment on retirement.
 
For example, there is always a risk of opportunity losses when using a fixing instrument to effectively lock in a (committed) price.
 
We are effectively locked in to the predetermined and committed price, instead of being free to take advantage of actual market rates (if they turn out to be more favourable).
 
 
This type of loss is also sometimes known as an 'opportunity cost'.
 
 
2.  ''Operational and other contexts.''
 
Any loss resulting from a failure to take advantage of an opportunity.
 
This type of opportunity loss can result from analysis paralysis, other factors, or both.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Analysis paralysis]]
* [[Annuity]]
* [[Fixing instrument]]
* [[Asset risk]]
* [[Opportunity cost]]
* [[Dependant]]
* [[Opportunity risk]]
* [[Employee Retirement Income Security Act]]
* [[Regret risk]]
* [[Means testing]]
* [[Morris Review]]
* [[Pensions Act]]
* [[Pension cost]]
* [[Pension liabilities]]
* [[Pension scheme]]
* [[Pensions risk]]
* [[Replacement ratio]]
* [[Trust]]
* [[Trust deed]]


[[Category:Self_management_and_accountability]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Financial_risk_management]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Revision as of 21:27, 3 March 2021

A pension is a periodic payment made to a Pensioner under a pension scheme.

In some countries, such as Australia, the term can alternatively be applied to a lump sum payment on retirement.


See also

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