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Overview
Public pension fund management (PPFM) is an important practice in a great number of countries and represents about one third of world-wide pension schemes. In addition, in many countries public pension funds are an important share of financial system’s assets. These funds pose special issues concerning governance of the funds, implication on fiscal policy, investment policies and rate of returns, exercising shareholders’ rights and corporate governance, and impact on financial markets. The conference intends to create awareness of the importance of PPFM in the financial system and explore best practices by providing examples from a number of applications.
The first PPFM conference took place in the fall of 2002. Participants from more than 40 countries attended the event. The list of participants and speakers comprised of experts who shared country case studies as well as discussed the most pressing issues and trends in the field of Public pension funds, capital markets, regulation, management and savings. Please refer to the website of PPFM conference for last year for additional information.
Cultural and knowledge exchanges among participants contributed to the overall success rate. PPFM 2002 was a successful and fruitful endeavor to raise the relevance and importance of public pension funds.
The upcoming three-day workshop program includes: Frameworks, Experiences and Prospects, Principles of Governance, PPFM and Corporate Governance, Investment Policies, Fund Management, Fund Management Performance Evaluation, National Systems, Break-up Sessions and a Plenary Session to discuss Groups´ Analysis. The objective is to create a platform to address the role and operations of PPFM and to identify best practices.
Senior policy makers, authorities and fund managers in direct involvement with pension, fiscal and financial sector policies, and staff from the World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, Regional Development Bank, and other institutions interested to deepen their knowledge on the subject, including international best practices are encouraged to participate in this conference.
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