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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784404403321

Autore

Olson Russell L. <1933->

Titolo

The handbook for investment committee members [[electronic resource] ] : how to make prudent investments for your organization / / Russell L. Olson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2005

ISBN

1-118-16101-7

1-280-25510-2

9786610255108

0-471-72497-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 p.)

Collana

Wiley finance series

Disciplina

332.67/253

Soggetti

Institutional investments

Investments

Pension trusts - Investments

Endowments - Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Handbook for Investment Committee Members; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Investment Committee; Chapter 2: Risk, Return, and Correlation; Chapter 3: Setting Investment Policies; Chapter 4: Asset Allocation; Chapter 5: Alternative Asset Classes; Chapter 6: Selecting and Monitoring Investment Managers; Chapter 7: The Custodian; Chapter 8: Evaluating an Investment Fund's Organization; Chapter 9: Structure of an Endowment Fund; Chapter 10: What's Different about Pension Funds?; Chapter 11: Once Again; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Comprehensive coverage of what it takes to be a responsible member of an investment committeeIn a clear, organized, and easy-to-understand manner, this handbook explains the responsibilities and expectations of investment committee fiduciaries for pension funds, endowment funds, and foundations. Emphasizing all the do's and don'ts to follow for prudent investment management, this invaluable resource covers topics ranging from investment policy, asset allocation,



and risk assessment to understanding information presented at committee meetings, asking meaningful and productive questions,