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A Benchmark Approach to Investing, Pricing and Hedging Your attention is drawn to a Seminar on “A Benchmark Approach to Investing, Pricing and Hedging” which is being organised in Vienna on 29-30 April through the Austrian association.  Details are …

Insurance Risk and Finance Research Conference 2014 Invitation to Insurance Risk and Finance Research Conference 2014 The Insurance Risk and Finance Research Centre (IRFRC) at Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, …

The World of Investments - An Alternative View This event has been organised by the Society's Finance & Investment Committee and is open both to those who work in financial markets and others who are impacted by these markets (i.e. all members). The event …

Target-Risk Equity Funds Target-Risk Equity Funds have significant applications in: (i) the investment and risk management of DB and DC pension plans; (ii) reducing the volatility of multi-asset portfolios; (iii) managing the market risk of equity …

Investment challenges in the European Insurance sector Standard Life Investments recently commissioned an Insurance survey to examine the current challenges within the European insurance sector from an investment management perspective and bringing in …

The Impact of the 2009/2010 European Debt Crisis on Mortality Trends This presentation will analyse the impact on mortality of the 2009/2010 European Debt Crisis by comparing the mortality, pre and post the crisis, of those countries most adversely …

Critical Illness Trends   This presentation will start with an overview of the history of critical illness in the UK and Irish markets and how it has evolved into what it looks like today.  We will then drill into recent trends in critical illness claims …

A Review of Retirement Income choices available from Irish DC pensions Earlier this year, a Working Party was set up to consider ARFs, AMRFs and annuities in more detail. The scope of the work was to review and draft a discussion paper setting out …

Alternative beta – combining smart beta and diversity Smart beta / alternative index weighting approaches have become increasingly popular in traditional asset classes, in particular equities. The principle of better investment mandate design can also be …

Directors Interest Group meeting This event is open to Fellows or Associates who are currently, or in the recent past have been, Executive or Non-Executive Directors of financial institutions, and to actuaries who aspire to become INEDs in financial …

Defined Contribution Investing - An International Perspective As pension provision is increasingly being provided on a DC basis, trustees and plan sponsors are finding that determining and implementing the appropriate investment strategy that fits well …

Finance & Investment Forum: What Lies Ahead? – Emerging Themes and Opportunities In a year that has seen more than its fair share of twists and turns, it makes sense to ask what lies ahead for the economy. With three sessions covering the economic outlook …