01658cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003088 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451859225 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Chan-Lau, Jorge. Pension Funds and Emerging Markets / Jorge Chan-Lau. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (30 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper focuses on the investment behavior of pension funds in developed and emerging market countries. First, it analyzes the main determinants of the emerging market asset allocation of pension funds in developed countries. Second, it assesses how pension funds in emerging markets have contributed to the development of local securities markets. Third, it analyzes the determinants of pension funds' investment performance. The paper concludes with a discussion of why the emerging market asset allocation of pension funds in developed countries is likely to increase and what the challenges faced by pension funds in emerging markets are. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/181 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2004/181/001.2004.issue-181-en.xml IMF e-Library