TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rajkumar, Sudhir.
AU  - Dorfman, Mark C.
TI  - Governance and investment of public pension assets: practitioners` perspectives 
SN  - 9780821384701 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - HD7105.4 .G68 2011
U1  - 332.67254 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - World Bank
KW  - Pension trusts
KW  - Investments
KW  - Financial crises
KW  - 21st century
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -