TY - JOUR AB - For some years now, there has been a huge crisis developing for companies around how to effectively manage their pension plans. The gist of the crisis is this: pension plans have lost almost half their value while liabilities have skyrocketed due to the current low interest rate environment. Analysts have attempted to characterize this crisis as a “Perfect Storm”, likening it to the hazards described in the book and the movie of the same name. However, a more apt scenario might be that of an earthquake. VL - 5 IS - 1 SN - 1077-5730 DO - 10.1108/10775730410493973 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/10775730410493973 AU - Cassidy Dan PY - 2004 Y1 - 2004/01/01 TI - Surviving the great “benefits planning earthquake”: pension management in light of recent economic and corporate upheavals T2 - Handbook of Business Strategy PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 167 EP - 170 Y2 - 2024/09/22 ER -