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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458675803321

Autore

Longstreth Bevis

Titolo

Modern investment management and the prudent man rule [[electronic resource] /] / Bevis Longstreth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c1986

ISBN

1-280-76008-7

0-19-536469-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Disciplina

332.60973

346.73/07 347.3067

346.7307347.3067

Soggetti

Legal investments - United States

Portfolio management - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. The Prudent Man Rule Today-Variations on a Single Theme; 2. Historical Sketch of the Investment Landscape from 1830 to Today; 3. Points of Restraint and Conflict; 4. Modern Paradigm of Prudence; 5. Conclusions and Recommendations; APPENDICES; INDEX; TABLE OF CASES

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years the field of finance has exploded with innovation. New products, services and techniques abound. The risks of inflation, the volatility of interest rates, the deregulation of financial intermediaries and the unbundling of financial services have combined to present investment managers with challenges and opportunities far greater than in the past. For trustees and managers of pension, trust, endowment, and similar funds, the task of meeting the challenges and exploiting the opportunities is much more difficult. These fiduciaries must measure their investment decisions against c