Analysis suggests BlackRock CEO should take inspiration from Danish pension system

The solution to a retirement crisis in the US can be found in Denmark, an analysis from Danish finance professor Jesper Rangvid and former CEO of Danica Pension, Henrik Ramlau Hansen, suggests.

Jesper Rangvid is Professor of Finance and Director of the Pension Research Centre (PeRCent) at Copenhagen Business School. | Photo: PR/CBS

by PHILIP MADSEN

The CEO of BlackRock, Larry Fink, should look to Denmark for inspiration if he wants to help his country build a well-functioning pension system, Danish finance professor Jesper Rangvid and former CEO of Danica Pension, Henrik Ramlau Hansen, write in an analysis.

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