Bonds: The Asset Class Trustees Fear the Most

Andrew Clare and Chris Wagstaff

Chapter Chapter 6 in The Trustee Guide to Investment, 2011, pp 87-124 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Understand the characteristics of a bond. Know who issues bonds and the types of bonds issued. Understand the key aspects of bond risk. Understand the yield curve and the influences on its shape and level. Understand why the analysis of bonds, bond markets and the yield curve are fundamental to the management of a pension scheme.

Keywords: Interest Rate; Cash Flow; Credit Rating; Yield Curve; Government Bond (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230361874_6

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