Uncertain Times: A Chief Investment Officer's Journey
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Seven Links in the Investment Process Value Chain



"Uncertain Times:  A Chief Investment Officer's Journey" uses the Investment Process Value Chain to explain the investment process.  Of course, we discuss this for an insurer, but it truly is applicable to other institutional investors as well.  Each 'link' in the chain is an opportunity to add (or subtract) value and is interrelated with the other links.  Read the book to get all the details, but for now, a look at the Investment Process Value Chain:

1 - Investment Policy, Guidelines and Objectives
2 - Asset Allocation
3 - Peer Group Analysis
4 - Investment Benchmarking
5 - Investment Manager Selection, Responsibility and Evaluation
6 - Portfolio Monitoring
7 - Measuring Performance