Governance and investment of public pension assets practitioners' perspectives /

And key messages -- Key principles of governance and investment management -- Governance of public pension assets -- Governance structures and accountabilities -- Qualification, selection, and operation of governing bodies -- Operational policies and procedures -- Managing fiscal pressures in define...

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Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Rajkumar, Sudhir., Dorfman, Mark C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2011.
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Summary:And key messages -- Key principles of governance and investment management -- Governance of public pension assets -- Governance structures and accountabilities -- Qualification, selection, and operation of governing bodies -- Operational policies and procedures -- Managing fiscal pressures in defined-benefit schemes -- Policy responses to turbulent financial markets -- Investment of public pension assets -- Defining the investment policy framework for public pension funds -- Managing risk for different cohorts in defined-contribution schemes -- An asset-liability approach to strategic asset allocation for pension funds -- In-house investment versus outsourcing to external investment managers -- International investments and managing the resulting currency risk -- Alternative asset classes and new investment themes.
Physical Description:xvi, 343 p. : ill. (some col.).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780821384718 (electronic bk.)