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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 …

Risk Aggregation Elliot Varnell of KPMG and Curt Burmeister of Algorithmics will discuss the theory and practicalities around aggregation of risk Enterprise Risk Management Presentation Podcast Evening Meeting Tue, 05/04/2011 - 18:00 6pm - Tea/Coffee …

MEMBERS ONLY EVENT: Healthcare Forum The meeting will focus on three core areas: Understanding how the proposed Solvency II changes will affect health insurance. Current issues in Health Insurance Understanding the potential issues arising from the …

IFRS for insurance contracts exposure draft This evening meeting will outline the key proposals set down by the IASB in their August 2010 consultation paper on the proposed accounting standard for insurance contracts, outline the key areas of feedback …

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 …

QIS5 Presentation by Central Bank of Ireland The Central Bank of Ireland will present details of its Irish Country Report on QIS5:  …

MEMBERS ONLY EVENT: Life Reinsurance Forum To access podcast please contact the Society:  info@actuaries.ie   Life Reinsurance Podcast Presentation Members only event: Forum Thu, 03/03/2011 - 15:30 3.30pm - Tea/Coffee 4pm - Forum 7pm - Finish Davenport …

Mortality projections - the latest CMI model and discussions of current practice (followed by a drinks reception) Open forum: mortality projections – the latest CMI model and discussion of current practice. Gordon Sharp and Neil Robjohns of the CMI in the …

Will the private pensions industry survive? Both private and public pension systems have come under great strain during the current economic and fiscal crisis facing the country.  Pension tax reliefs are targeted in the Government’s 4 Year Plan to produce …