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Webinar: PRIIPs Key Information Documents - A Regulatory Update A video of this event is now available to view on: actuview YouTube Brian Walsh will walk through how the amendments to the PRIIPs regulation will affect insurance companies selling …

Webinar: Integrating ESG into investment strategies A video of this event is now available to view on: actuview YouTube ILIM will chat through the practical considerations which occur when an investment manager looks to construct an ESG/Responsibly …

UK Periodical Payment Orders - A Reinsurer's Perspective The President of the High Court established a Working Group earlier this year to consider whether certain categories of damages for catastrophic injuries can or should be awarded by way of …

In search of better investment products for confused customers Over 80% of the funds available to Irish policyholders, including virtually all Managed Funds, are now categorised as high or very high risk. John Lyons reflects on the difficulties in …

Risk Measurement - Is VAR the right measure? In this presentation Deirdre and Padraic examine various different risk measures, discussing their relative strengths and weaknesses and their use in regulatory systems. There is a particular focus on VAR given …

Diversified Growth Funds Diversified Growth Funds – most pension funds in Ireland have relied heavily on equities for their allocation to “growth” or “risk” assets.  Over reliance on the equity risk premium has cost many funds both in terms of poor return …

Gender Directive The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Article 5(2) of the Gender Directive 2004/113/EC breaches European Union gender discrimination laws. Article 5(2) currently permits individual member states to differentiate between men …

Communicating Investment Risk- a report from the SAI Working Party As the range of products and fund types increases at an exponential rate, consumers have struggled to keep up with the risks associated with the products being offered.  The financial …