U.S. Public Pension Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for Trustees and Investment Staff

the first comprehensive guide to mastering the roles and responsibilities of a public pension fiduciary in the u.s. 
In an ever-changing financial and political landscape, your job as a public pension fiduciary continues to get more difficult.  Now, you have the help you need. 
u.s. public pension handbook is the only one-stop resource that covers the various areas of public pension policy design, governance, investment management, infrastructure, accounting, and law. This comprehensive guide presents critical data, information, and insights in topic-specific, easy-to-understand waysproviding the knowledge you need to elevate your expertise and overall contribution to your pension plan or system. u.s. public pension handbook covers:
Todays domestic and global public pension marketplaceThe ins and outs of the defined benefit model, the defined contribution model, and hybrid pension designsFinancial concepts central to the actuarial valuation of pension obligationsPublic pension investment policies and philosophiesAsset allocations and how they have changed over timeState and local government pension contribution policiesThe impact of governance structure and board composition on organizational resultsFiduciary responsibility and the general legal/regulatory framework governing trusteesHow changes in trust law may affect public pension trustee fiduciary responsibility and liabilityBest practices in pension governance and organizational design
Public pension trustees are the unsung heroes of the world of finance, collectively managing over $6 trillion in retirement assets in this country alone. u.s. public pension handbook provides the grounding you need to make sure you perform your all-important job with the utmost expertise and professionalism.