The 44-page work is a no-nonsense member of the well-known Dummies series that purports to educate the nation's public pension officials on the ABCs of sound financial management--a task that the author himself concedes is a chilling reflection of the state of public pension fund management.

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If you are one of those who rails against the short-termism and excessive risk-taking of some banks and finance businesses, you might note that a public sector financial institution, the Debt Management Office, has taken a reassuringly long-term approach to managing the UK government's debts - and without its prudence, we might all be in Queer Street or Skid Row by now.

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Until 1997, for example, every single chief financial officer in Waste Management's history as a public company had previously worked as an auditor for Andersen.

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The move comes on the heels of European-wide steps last Thursday to address top management pay, which has been a lightning rod for public anger across the world since the financial crisis.

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In that capacity I have served as interim management, financial advisor, strategic consultant and many other roles for struggling or underperforming companies, both public and private.

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