INVESTMENT POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AGENDA

February 27, 2012
Trophy Room, 1st Floor, City Hall
1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 21, 2011

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
4.1 Presentation to the Audit and Finance Standing Committee
4.2 Annual Investment Policy Review – Verbal Update

5. REPORTS
5.1 Treasurer's Report - Quarter Ending December 31, 2011

6. ADDED ITEMS

7. NEXT MEETING DATE - To Be Determined

8. ADJOURNMENT

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Information Items

6.1 Marketwatch Commentary “Investors Demanding Larger Government Deficits” -Rex Nutting
6.2 Pimco Investment Outlook “Towards the Paranormal” - Bill Gross
6.3 Bloomberg Commentary “Did Psychopaths Take Over Wall Street?” - William Cohan
6.4 Marketwatch Commentary “This Slump Won’t End Until 2031” - Matthew Lynn
6.5 Globe and Mail “Investors Burned By ABCP Set For Settlement” - Boyd Erman