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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 …

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 - …

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, …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …