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Investment Policy Advisory Committee Agenda

August 17, 2009
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Finance Boardroom (MacLennan Room)
3rd Floor Duke Tower
5251 Duke Street
Halifax, NS


1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - June 18, 2009

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

5. NEW BUSINESS

5.1 TREASURER’S REPORT - QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30, 2009

5.2 DRAFT INVESTMENT POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT TO COUNCIL FOR QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30, 2009

5.3 POTENTIAL INVESTMENT POLICY CHANGES

5.4 COMPARISON WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES (VERBAL)

5.5 RBC DEXIA POOLED FUND SURVEY

6. INFORMATION ITEMS / OPTIONAL READING

6.1 PIMCO INVESTMENT OUTLOOK - BILL GROSS

6.2 BLOOMBERG COMMENTARY “ACCOUNTANTS GAIN COURAGE TO STAND UP TO BANKERS” - JONATHAN WEIL

6.3 BLOOMBERG COMMENTARY “NAKED SWAPS BETTER THAN A CLOTHED BARNEY FRANK” - DAVID REILLY

6.4 BLOOMBERG COMMENTARY “MONEY FUNDS RIPE FOR ‘RADICAL SURGERY’ “ - JANE BRYANT QUINN

6.5 BLOOMBERG COMMENTARY “DEBT RATERS SAY GETTING IT WRONG IS THEIR RIGHT” - ANN WOOLNER

7. NEXT MEETING DATE - To Be Determined

8. ADJOURNMENT