This book provides a secure grounding in the theory and practice offinance insofar as it deals with pension matters. By using it, thereader will understand the various types of investment assets;
* the allocation of personal wealth to different assetclasses
* corporate pension finance
* the financial aspects of defined contribution pension plansduring both the accumulation and distribution phases
* the financial aspects of defined benefit pension plans
* the role of pension funds and pension fund management
* pension fund performance measurement and attribution
* risk management in pension funds
David Blake
Finance & Investments Finanz- u. Anlagewesen Institutional & Corporate Finance Institutionelle Finanzplanung
"Informative without being patronizing and set out in a logicalsequence with each chapter containing questions to help the readerconsolidate what they have just learnt." (Pensions Age,December 2006)
"What makes this book unique is the discussion of manypension specific subjects that are not covered in otherbooks." (Investments & Pensions Europe, March2007)
"...this book provides a comprehensive and secure grounding inthe theory and practice of finance." (Pensions World, July2007)
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