CAMBRIDGE HANDBOOK OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT AND FIDUCIARY DUTY

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James P. Hawley is Professor and Director of the Elfenworks Center for the Study of Fiduciary Capitalism at Saint Marys College California. He is the author (or coauthor) of well over thirty scholarly articles as well as four books on a variety of topics including corporate governance responsible investment the international monetary and financial system and environmental issues.A comprehensive reference work that explores recent changes and future trends in the principles that govern institutional investors and fiduciaries.Covering recent changes and trends in the principles that govern institutional investors and fiduciaries this comprehensive handbook offers new perspectives on the dynamics that drive the current emphasis on shortterm investment returns. With multidisciplinary commentary from a range of scholars and practitioners this is essential reading for policymakers researchers and students.Covering recent changes and trends in the principles that govern institutional investors and fiduciaries this comprehensive handbook offers new perspectives on the dynamics that drive the current emphasis on shortterm investment returns. With multidisciplinary commentary from a range of scholars and practitioners this is essential reading for policymakers researchers and students.The Cambridge Handbook of Institutional Investment and Fiduciary Duty is a comprehensive reference work exploring recent changes and future trends in the principles that govern institutional investors and fiduciaries. A wide range of contributors offer new perspectives on the dynamics that drive the current emphasis on shortterm investment returns. Moreover they analyze the forces at work in markets around the world which are bringing into sharper focus the systemic effects that investment practices have on the longterm stability of the economy and the interests of beneficiaries in financial social and environmental sustainability. This volume provides a global and multifaceted commentary on the evolving standards governing institutional investment offering guidance for students researchers and policymakers interested in finance governance and other aspects of the contemporary investment world. It also provides investment business financial media and legal professionals with the tools they need to better understand and respond to the new financial market challenges of the twentyfirst century.1. Introduction: Part I. Fiduciary Duty: A Global Outlook: 2. The public fiduciary a Canadian perspective: 3. The basis of fiduciary duty in investment in the United States: 4. Governance and accountability in UK pension schemes: 5. Institutional investment and fiduciary duty in Australia: 6. The regulation of institutional investment in Sweden: a rolemodel for the promotion of responsible investment?: 7. The Dutch pension system: Part II. Fiduciary Duty and the Landscape of Institutional Investment: 8. The philanthropic fiduciary: 9. Paradigm lost: employmentbased defined benefit plans

Data Publikacji: 2015-07-02
Wymiary: 244 mm 170 mm 9 mm 16800 gr