This book provides the most comprehensive coverage of institutional investment management issues. This comprehensive handbook of investment management theories, concepts, and applications opens with an overview of the financial markets and investments, as well as a look at institutional investors and their objectives. From here, respected investment expert Frank Fabozzi moves on to cover a wide array of issues in this evolving field. From valuation and fixed income analysis to alternative investments and asset allocation, Fabozzi provides the best in cutting-edge information for new and seasoned practitioners, as well as professors and students of finance. It contains practical, real-world applications of investment management theories and concepts. It uses unique illustrations of factor models to highlight how to build a portfolio. It includes insights on execution and measurement of transaction costs. It covers fixed income (particularly structured products) and derivatives. "Institutional Investment Management" is an essential read for anyone who needs to hone their skills in this discipline.