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Common Mistakes in Variable Annuity Hedging Programs: Hedge to what? What to hedge? The speaker will discuss some common mistakes VA writers made on their hedging programs (based on an informal survey of industry practitioners and own experience). In …

Perspectives on Cash/Liquidity Management in today’s low yield environment As part of a team managing over €300bn in cash assets, David will provide insight and perspective on the challenges facing cash investors in the current environment of low-yields, …

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 …

Emerging markets – a diverging outlook While emerging market growth continue to advance in aggregate. recent oil movements and geopolitical events have highlighted the diverging paths of individual emerging market economies. Som Bhattacharya, emerging …

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 …

SAI Professionalism Event for Experienced Actuaries ASP PA-1, Continuing Professional Development , includes a requirement for members in CPD Categories 1 and 2 to complete such training on professionalism skills as may be required by the Society. …

SAI Graduation Programme The SAI Graduation Programme is a 2-day residential professionalism course for new qualifiers.  The fee includes accommodation for the night of Thursday 3rd March. If you wish to stay on Wednesday 2nd March, please tick the box …

Practising Certificates for Head of Actuarial Function & Reviewing Actuary for 2016 Council has issued, for consultation, proposals regarding practising certificates for the roles of Head of Actuarial Function and Reviewing Actuary under Solvency II.  The …

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 …

Discussion Event: ASP PA-2 General Actuarial Practice     *** THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.  CLICK HERE TO BOOK FOR THE REPEAT EVENT ON THE 26th MAY  ***       Members are invited to attend this event to discuss the themes and application of the …

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 …