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Investment Committee

General Description

Responsibility

The Committee’s primary responsibility is to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the management of the Society’s long-term investments.

Principal Activities

The principal activities of the Committee include:

Other Activities

The Committee recommends to the Board of Trustees which investment managers or investment vehicles to use.

The Committee recommends to the Board of Trustees the spending rate to be used for endowment funds.

Meetings

The Committee generally meets at ABC or ECBT meetings, but may meet at other times.

Reimbursement of Expenses

This Committee has been designated at LEVEL B. An explanation of travel expense reimbursement for members of this Committee is available here:
www.ams.org/about-us/governance/board/level-b-voucher.pdf

Staff Support

Staff support is provided by the Chief Financial Officer.

Miscellaneous Information

The Society maintains a website with information relevant to the Investment Committee. Such information includes minutes, investment performance information, and other information relating to the Society’s investments.

Note to the Chair

For the purpose of archiving the committee activities, the Secretary maintains a central file system for archiving committee records. Committee Chairs are asked to submit committee records on yearly basis. Chairs can submit material at their discretion, and some materials that they may wish to provide are meeting minutes, agenda, and emails. Confidential material should be noted, so that it can be handled in a confidential manner.

Authorization

Past Members

A complete list of past members is available here:
http://www.ams.org/about-us/governance/committees/investment-past.html