Longevity and Pension Research Group studies on the topic of the defined benefit (DB) underpin hybrid pension plan guarantees as a financial option. The recent economic conditions have proved challenging for traditional DB and DC plans in Turkey as well as in developed countries. Many final salary DB plans have been closed in the past few years. Hybrid plans combines elements of DB and DC plan design and provide a passage.

Research includes:

• Dynamic Mortality Modeling
• Pension Fund Management
• Risk Management
• Derivatives

You are welcome to join this research group and see recent publications from A. Sevtap Selçuk-Kestel  (skestel[at]metu.edu.tr)