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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, …

Exchange Traded Funds: an overview of the market, mechanics, and uses In this session, iShares by BlackRock will provide an overview of the Exchange Traded Fund market and explain why institutional investors are increasingly turning to ETFs, in place of …

MEMBERS ONLY EVENT: Healthcare Forum The Healthcare Committee are presenting an overview of current issues in Healthcare. This meeting will have broad appeal to both members who are new to the area or who have an interest in Healthcare.   To access …

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 …

MEMBERS ONLY EVENT: PRSA Forum Update from Brendan Kennedy, Chief Executive of the Pensions Authority, including legislative developments relating to PRSAs and feedback from review meetings with PRSA Actuaries Results of a Society survey on the profile of …

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 …

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 …

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 …