Investment Performance Measurement (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781855731950)

This book is split into four distinct sections to provide a complete account of investment performance measurement. The first section examines the development of the concept of performance measurement with the evolution of benchmarks and the increasing sophistication of performance analysis. The practical implications of performance measurement are tackled in the second section, with particular emphasis on the calculations that can be used to derive a rate of return for a fund and risk is also examined in detail. The third section covers the performance measurement of pension funds over the last 25 years and the lessons that can be learned about the investment performance and measurement process. The final section considers the future prospects for performance measurement and proposes potential future directions for the measurement of investment performance.

Author: William Bain
ISBN-10: 1855731959
ISBN-13: 9781855731950
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Language: English
Published: 02/28/1996
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.38w x 0.80d