SIMON MUMME, Author at Top1000funds.com

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Jeremy Grantham on just desserts and silly markets

The GMO chief argues why honouring Ben Bernanke is similar to saluting the captain of the Titanic, and why making banks that are ‘too big too fail’ even bigger is sheer lunacy, while identifying other instances in which many of the people enjoying financial incentives, rewards and public praise in the US are unworthy recipients.

SIMON MUMMENovember 4, 2009

Governance

Have scale, will bedazzle … but beware

Keith Ambachtsheer, director of the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management (Rotman ICPM), believes increased scale expands the capabilities of pension funds, while also enhancing their operations and lowering costs. But their financial strength should not be allowed to compromise their core purpose. He shares his thoughts with Simon Mumme.

SIMON MUMMEOctober 21, 2009

Investor Profile

Apples with apples: Teachers’ plan emphasises risk as much as return

“You almost don’t need to say the words, ‘risk management’,” says Barbara Zvan, head of risk and asset mix at the $84.9 billion (C$87.4 billion) Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), when asked about how closely integrated the investment and risk management teams at the big defined benefit fund are. She talks to Simon Mumme about […]

SIMON MUMMEOctober 21, 2009