Public Asset Managers Reevaluate Investment Strategies amid Rising Interest Rates and Declining Growth Prospects

The World Bank Reserve Advisory & Management Partnership (RAMP) convened executive public asset managers at 19th Annual Executive Forum for Policymakers and Senior Officials in Washington, DC

Central bank reserve managers, and public asset managers at public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and international financial institutions face looming sovereign debt, surging inflation, and increasingly volatile financial markets as they safeguard public financial assets, according to the readout of the World Bank’s Reserve Advisory & Reserve Management Partnership (RAMP) 19^th Annual Executive Forum for Policymakers and Senior Officials, held in Washington, DC.

RAMP’s signature event, the Executive Forum, occurs annually in Washington, immediately after the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, and hosts central bank governors, heads of pension and sovereign wealth funds, and leading scholars and Nobel Laureates as presenters and participants. This year’s two-day event convened 84 participants across 53 countries from 66 central banks, public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and international financial institutions.

RAMP convenes events that build community and promote knowledge sharing among public sector asset management practitioners. These events bring together RAMP members and non-members to build awareness of common challenges, share effective responses, and expand peer-to-peer networks.

The Reserve Advisory & Management Partnership (RAMP) is a program developed within the World Bank Treasury that builds human capital, strengthens governance and investment practices, hosts executive training, delivers asset management services, and convenes a network of practitioners.

Established in 2001, the Partnership serves over 70 members, including central banks, international financial institutions, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds. RAMP is a trusted advisor to members and delivers advisory and training services to implement sound practices in reserves and public sector asset management. RAMP hosts an annual program of executive technical workshops, leveraging Treasury’s 75 years of experience and the collective knowledge, and sponsors external training. RAMP also delivers asset management services delivered by the same team that manages the World Bank’s assets and convenes events that build community and promote knowledge sharing among public sector asset managers.

You can learn more at ramp.worldbank.org.