我周末有两个有趣的文章：
首先，Pav Jordan，Andrea Hopkins和Soyoung Kim有一篇漂亮的文章突出了加拿大养老基金的特殊性质。值得一读。However, while these funds no doubt represent the ‘Mount Everest’ of pension management – with deep expertise in direct investing in illiquid and alternative assets that can, at times, surpass the expertise even in the private sector -- not all pension funds should attempt to scale Everest. Put simply, the ‘Canadian Model’ is not replicable the world over; funds need remarkably strong governance and buy-in from the powers that be to resource the kinds of operations taking place within the Canadian plans. Nonetheless, it's remarkable to see what these Canadian funds are capable of.
其次，您可能有兴趣阅读加里·戈登和安德鲁·梅里克的新文件，题为“赶上金融危机的速度：一个周末读者的指南。“Think of this as a sort of “cliffsnotes” (or if you’re not as old as I am, “sparknotes”) for all the required reading that we in the financial and economic community really should be doing to keep up to speed on the financial crisis and its origins. Here’s the abstract:
“所有经济学家都应该熟悉”发生的事情？“在2007-2009的金融危机期间。我们选择并汇总16份文件，包括法规和国际机构的学术论文和报告。这种阅读列表涵盖了风险建立的关键事实和机制，短期债务市场的恐慌，政策反应以及金融危机的实际影响。“
周末愉快！