The aim of this paper is to analyse if the Arbirtrage Pricing Theory or the model suggested by Chen et al. (1986) can efficiently explain the variability of the cross-sectional returns on the Personal Pension Plans in Spain between 1995-2003, as well as to find their sources of risks. To test both models we have followed the traditional two-step cross-sectional regressions by Fama and MacBeth (1973). The results of our analysis show two significant risk factors derived from the fixed-income market: nonanticipated changes in the interest rate term structure and the default risk premium.
Personal Pension Plans; multifactor pricing models; APT; macroeconomic variables; risk factors; fixed-income market
