Key Actors and Their Roles in the Investment System
Abstract
This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the institutional investment system. It explains the fundamental purpose of the financial system as facilitating capital flow from those who have it to those who need it, encompassing functions such as payment facilitation, savings mobilisation, risk management, liquidity provision, capital allocation, performance monitoring and economic stability maintenance. The chapter also describes the role and contributions of the main actors in the system, including asset owners such as pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, and endowments, asset managers, investment banks, stock exchanges, sustainability data providers, credit rating agencies, regulators and investment consultants.
Fields of Study & Subjects
State Capitalism and Financial Governance
Economic
financial
and policy analysis
Community Development and Social Impact
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Key Debates in Sustainable Investment
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Pages
- 6–17
- Publication date
- 23 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter