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Institutional Money Management : An Inside Look at Strategies, Players, and Practices.
Title:
Institutional Money Management : An Inside Look at Strategies, Players, and Practices.
Author:
Smith, David M.
ISBN:
9781118148785
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (416 pages)
Series:
Robert W. Kolb Series ; v.16

Robert W. Kolb Series
Contents:
INSTITUTIONAL MONEY MANAGEMENT -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- PART I Foundations: Market Regulation and Performance Evaluation and Reporting -- 1 Institutional Money Management: An Overview -- 2 Regulatory Issues in Institutional Investment Management -- 3 Indexes: Purpose, Construction, and Performance -- 4 Performance Reporting Standards and Verification -- PART II Key Individuals to the Investment Process -- 5 The Chief Investment Strategist/Economist -- 6 The Portfolio Manager, the Analyst, and the Trader -- 7 The Institutional Investment Consultant -- PART III Major Investment Approaches -- 8 Investment Buy and Sell Decision Making -- 9 Index Investing -- 10 Quantitative Techniques and Risk Management -- 11 Active Equity Portfolio Strategies: Dynamic Quantitative Models -- 12 Fixed Income Securities -- 13 Fixed Income Strategies -- 14 Asset Allocation and Life Cycle Investing -- PART IV Types of Institutional Investors -- 15 Mutual Funds -- 16 Hedge Funds and Funds of Hedge Funds -- 17 Endowment and Foundation Funds -- 18 Pension Funds -- 19 Insurance Companies: A Practitioner's Perspective -- 20 Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment and Risk Management Practices -- 21 Venture Capital Funds -- 22 Wealth Management Firms as Institutional Investors -- About the Editors -- Index.
Abstract:
An informative look at institutional investment management methods and practice The policies, practices, and decisions of institutional investment managers worldwide affect the economic health of not only the institutions themselves, but of countless individual clients as well. Overall, this area of finance has great impact on the capital markets. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, Institutional Money Management is an important basis of knowledge regarding both the theory and practice of this ever-evolving area of finance. Part of the Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance, this book on institutional investment management showcases contributed chapters from professional and academic experts in banking, insurance companies, mutual funds, pension funds, and endowments. Along the way, issues covered included everything from the role of institutional investors within the financial system and the structures that have emerged and evolved to industry standards of ethical practice and investment performance presentation. Provides a detailed examination of the objectives, constraints, methods, and stakeholders for the dominant types of institutional investors Focuses on the portfolio management strategies and techniques used by institutional investors Contains contributed chapters from numerous thought-leaders in the field of finance The practice of institutional investment management presents a diverse set of challenges. But with this book as your guide, you'll gain a better understanding of how you can overcome these challenges and manage your portfolio more effectively.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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