03105nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10468644 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 101015s2011 dcua sb 001 0 eng d 2010044312 9780821384701 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0821384708 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780821384718 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)724353189 HD7105.4 .G68 2011eb 332.67/254 22 Governance and investment of public pension assets [electronic resource] : practitioners' perspectives / editors, Sudhir Rajkumar, Mark C. Dorfman. Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2011. xvi, 343 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Pension trusts. Pension trusts Investments. Financial crises 21st century. Electronic books. local Rajkumar, Sudhir. Dorfman, Mark C. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10468644 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 241633 241633