{"product_id":"pension-fund-excellence-9780471246558","title":"Pension Fund Excellence","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInternationally recognized experts in the field introduce their business excellence paradigm.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this book, two leading pension fund experts lay out a comprehensive plan for effective fund management. With the help of domestic and global case studies they critically assess current approaches to pension fund management and isolate what works and what doesn''t using their unique critically acclaimed run-it-like-a-business model.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Keith P. Ambachtsheer (Toronto, Canada) is principle at KPA Advisory Service, Inc., a pension fund management consulting firm. He runs The Ambachtsheer Letter and cofounded Cost Effective Measurement, Inc., which monitors the performance of 300 of the world''s largest asset funds. D. Don Ezra (Toronto, Canada) is Director of European Consulting at Frank Russell Co. His previous books include The Struggle for Pension Fund Wealth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a landmark book on pension fund management. All those with a stake in building pension wealth will profit from this common-sense, and clearly readable, guide to improved pension fund performance.\"--Burton G. Malkiel, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street, and Chemical Bank Chairman's Professor of Economics, Princeton University\u003cbr\u003e \"This is not just another book of theory about how pension funds should be managed, or about how one expert thinks an appropriate asset allocation should be determined . . . There is keen analysis by Messrs. Ambachtsheer and Ezra, both of whom are veteran pension consultants noted for thinking outside the box.\"--Michael J. Clowes, Editorial Director, Pensions \u0026amp; Investments\u003cbr\u003e \"Keith Ambachtsheer and Don Ezra, two leading consultants, have written the most comprehensive handbook ever published on pension fund management. It's must reading for all those in a fiduciary role.\"--W. Allen Reed, President, General Motors Investment Management Corp.\u003cbr\u003e \"Don Ezra and Keith Ambachtsheer are two of the best thinkers in the world of pension fund management. All who care about retirement assets will learn valuable lessons from their new book.\"--Charles D. Ellis, Managing Partner, Greenwich Associates\u003cbr\u003e \". . . powerful, authoritative, and provocative critique of a subject that concerns all of us . . .\"--Peter L. Bernstein, President, Peter L. Bernstein, Inc., author Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePENSION FUNDS AS FINANCIAL BUSINESSES: THE NEW \"EXCELLENCE\" PARADIGM.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Coming Era of Pension Fund Capitalism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How Good Is Pension Fund Management?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mapping the Road to Excellence.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e WHAT EVERY PENSION FUND FIDUCIARY SHOULD KNOW ...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e OR HAVE A VIEW ON.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What Fiduciaries Should Know about Pension Law and Pension Economics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What Fiduciaries Should Know about Capital Markets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What Fiduciaries Should Know about the Investment Management Services Market.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e MANAGING THE PENSION FUND BUSINESS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Effective Pension Fund Governance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Right Funding Policy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Right Asset Allocation Policy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Creating Value through Policy Implementation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From Data to Information to Knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Managing Small Pension Funds.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e EXCELLENCE IN ACTION: FROM CASE STUDIES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Excellence in Action: The Teachers' Pension Fund.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Excellence in Action: HiTechCo, Mid-West Resources Pension Fund, and the Yale University Investments Office.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PENSION FUNDS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: THREE CRITICAL ISSUES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Defined Contribution Plans Are Different, But Are They Better?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fixing \"Broke\" National Pension Schemes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pension Funds, Politics, and Power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402537148759,"sku":"9780471246558","price":48.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471246558.jpg?v=1730480708","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pension-fund-excellence-9780471246558","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}