The trustee guide to investment /

"It is not easy to have the confidence and competence to manage a pension scheme successfully. In this book, Andrew Clare and Chris Wagstaff provide a uniquely objective and practical guide to the range of markets, investments, tools and techniques to which trustees are regularly exposed. They...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clare, Andrew, Professor
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Wagstaff, Chris, 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
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  • Why Investment, Investment Knowledge and Investment Governance is Important
  • The Main Players in the Pensions Investment Arena: Fund Managers, Investment Consultants, Investment Bankers
  • The Valuation of Pension Scheme Assets and Liabilities
  • The Fathom Pension Scheme Model: The Many and Various Problems Pension Schemes Face
  • Macroeconomics
  • Risk
  • Traditional Asset Classes
  • Asset Allocation
  • Alternative Asset Classes: Hedge Funds, Commodities, Private Equity, Infrastructure, Currency
  • Derivatives
  • Liability Driven Investment (LDI)
  • Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG)
  • Behavioral Finance: How Investors Really Make Investment Decisions
  • Manager Selection and Multi-Manager: What Makes a Good Fund Manager?
  • Basic Glossary of Investment Terms
  • Appendices.