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Investment Manager Selection – a focus on alternative investment The presentation will address the importance of a robust fund selection and deselection process both for active and passive investments. It will discuss the factors to be considered in …

SAI AGM followed by evening meeting ‘Can regulation drive sub-optimal outcomes for stakeholders?’ This presentation will discuss pension scheme and insurance regulation and whether regulation-led investment decisions can lead to sub-optimal outcomes for …

Financial Economics Presentation Click here for a description of this meeting   To access podcast please contact the Society:  info@actuaries.ie   Finance & Investment General Insurance Podcast Presentation CPD Event Wed, 13/11/2013 - 12:30 12.30pm - …

The Irish Commercial Property Market After a tough couple of years 2013 seemed to mark a change in the fortunes of the Irish commercial property market. In this presentation, Niall Gaffney will discuss the difficult years of 2008 – 2012, the current state …

Overview of the Australian Economic Story After living in Australia for many years, most recently as a bond portfolio manager, Gerard Sheehan returned to Ireland in 2013. In this presentation Gerard will give an overview of the Australian economy, the …

Beyond the Crises? An Economic and Financial Market Outlook for 2014 To access podcast please contact the Society:  info@actuaries.ie   Finance & Investment Podcast Presentation CPD Event Tue, 18/02/2014 - 18:00 6pm - tea/coffee/biscuits 6.30pm - meeting …

Investing in insurance assets - how investors can access the insurance risk premium In the twenty years since the issuance of the first catastrophe bond, the non-life reinsurance market has increasingly found ways to pass catastrophe reinsurance risk …

Hedging Variable Annuities Using a simple example of a Put Option, this paper explores such matters as the significance of Realised Volatility risk, Underlying Volatility risk and choice of hedged formula on the effectiveness of applying a hedging …

Are we living in a Big Bond Bubble? Talk 1 in the Bubble Series More and more pension investments are moving into fixed interest asset class due to desire to de-risk and regulatory pressure to match liabilities. But what value do  bonds offer at current …