Document library

PDF file icon
Author:
Euan Munro and Jason Hepner
Source:
Open Forum: FASS Current Topics meeting. 6 April 2009

Current topics. Investments

Current Topics provides qualified actuaries and actuarial students in Scotland with a summary of the major issues affecting the profession in the last year. Faculty of Actuaries Students’ Society Current Topics – Investments March 2009 ... read more >>

PDF file icon
Source:
Real World magazine, March 2009

The future's bright

Actuaries use their outstanding analytical and mathematical skills to forecast financial futures and solve complex problems. For graduates with superb numerical aptitude and an ability to think logically, joining the actuarial profession could be the ... read more >>

Microsoft PowerPoint file icon file icon
Author:
Owen McCrossan; Roger Sadewsky
Source:
Our Changing Future Open Forum: Corporate bonds - as good as they look? 2 April 2009

Corporate bonds - as good as they look? Maybe - but some are better than others

Corporate bonds - as good as they look? Maybe – but some are better than others Owen McCrossan FIA Standard Life Investments Roger Sadewsky Standard Life Investments Corporate bonds – as good as they look Actuary’s take on it Closer look at the ... read more >>

PDF file icon

Variable Annuities Members' Interest Group newsletter, March 2009

Contents include: Recent activity\; recent market activity\; resource centre\; vacancies\; upcoming events\; recent publications\; practice area bulletin. Variable Annuities Member Interest Group Newsletter March 2009 1 Dear MIG Members, Welcome ... read more >>

PDF file icon
Author:
Neil Robjohns; Brian Wilson
Source:
Mortality and Longevity one-day seminars 2009

CMI update

Life office mortality, SAPS mortality, mortality projections CMI Update Mortality and Longevity one-day seminars Neil Robjohns Manchester 23 March 2009 Brian Wilson London 1 April 2009 CMI Update Agenda  Life Office Mortality  SAPS Mortality  ... read more >>

PDF file icon

You said. Findings from a recent survey of members' views

Key findings from the survey commissioned by the Faculty of Actuaries and the Institute of Actuaries, which canvassed members' views on the actuarial profession, its future goals, and on the proposed merger. ?009 Living Designs Tea Building Studio 2.10 ... read more >>

MPEG 3 (MP3) file icon
Source:
Open Forum: Capital adequcy - Is VaR the best approach? 25 March 2009
PDF file icon
Author:
Malcolm Kemp
Source:
Open Forum: Capital adequacy - Is VaR the best approach. 25 March 2009

The VaR vs Tail VaR mindsets

1 Coping with Extreme Events Malcolm Kemp Head of Quantitative Research Threadneedle Asset Management 15-17 JUNE 2008 HILTON DEANSGATE, MANCHESTER Agenda ? Introduction ? What are fat tails and why are we interested in them? ? What impact ought they ... read more >>

PDF file icon
Author:
Life Practice Executive Committee Consultation Committee
Source:
Consultation response

FSA Consultation Paper 08/24: Stress and scenario testing. Comments from the Actuarial Profession

consultation response March 2009 FSA Consultation Paper 08/24: Stress and scenario testing Comments from the Actuarial Profession Faculty of Actuaries Mac l aur i n Hous e 18 Dublin Street Edinburgh EH1 3PP Tel: +44 (0)131 240 1300 ... read more >>

MPEG 3 (MP3) file icon
Author:
Shayne Deighton\; Roger Dix\; John Graham\; Justin Skinner
Source:
Institute Sessional Meeting, 23 March 2009
PDF file icon
Author:
S.P. Deighton, R.C. Dix, J.R. Graham and J.M.E. Skinner
Source:
Sessional meeting paper

Governance and risk management in UK insurance companies

For some while there has been a growing awareness from both internal and external stakeholders that the governance and risk management in United Kingdom insurance companies needed to be enhanced. The proposed European Union Solvency II Directive makes this ... read more >>

PDF file icon
Author:
Adrian Pinnington
Source:
Mortality and longevity seminar, 23 March 2009

Understanding the interactions between causes of death - Mortality projections, by the Cause Research Group

3/19/2009 1 Understanding the Interactions Between Causes of Death – Mortality Projections by Cause Research Group Adrian Pinington, TSAP Consulting Scott Reid, Aon Benfield 23rd March 2009 Outline ? Introduction ? Scenarios – flat and steep ... read more >>

PDF file icon
Author:
The Actuarial Profession
Source:
Consultation response

The Panel on Fair Access to the Professions. Comments from the Actuarial Profession

Faculty of Actuaries Maclaurin House 18 Dublin Street Edinburgh EH1 3PP Tel: +44 (0)131 240 1300 Fax: +44 (0)131 240 1313 e-mail: faculty@actuaries.org.uk www.actuaries.org.uk Institute of Actuaries Staple Inn Hall High Holborn London WC1V ... read more >>

PDF file icon

Associates survey

The messaging and approach for the Associateship campaign resulted from research on the potential for the Associate grade which explored the graduate market as well as areas of non-traditional employment. Feedback was also gained from student members and ... read more >>

PDF file icon
Author:
Continuous Mortality Investigation

CMI Working paper 37. Version 1.1 of the CMI library of mortality projections

Version 1.1 of the library contains 15 additional projections. These have been generated using three models – P-Spline age-period, P-Spline age-cohort and Lee Carter – applied to five new datasets: ONS data to 2006 and to 2007 for both males and females, ... read more >>

PDF file icon
Author:
Continuous Mortality Investigation

User guide to version 1.1 of the CMI library of mortality projections

Version 1.1 of the library was released in March 2009 containing 15 additional projections; these have been generated using three models – P-Spline age-period, P-Spline age-cohort and Lee Carter – applied to five new datasets: ONS data to 2006 and to 2007 ... read more >>

Compressed archive file icon
Author:
Continuous Mortality Investigation

CMI library of mortality projections. Additional projections from version 1.1 of the library

Volume 6 of the CMI library of mortality projections. Projections library - version 1.1 6.xls Notes IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING VERSION 1.1 OF THE CMI LIBRARY OF MORTALITY PROJECTIONS 1 This is volume 6 of version 1.1 of the library ... read more >>

PDF file icon
Author:
Continuous Mortality Investigation

CMI Technical Committee terms of reference

CMI Technical Committee terms of reference and reporting requirements CMI Technical Committee Terms of Reference and reporting requirements 1. Role of the Technical Committee The role of the CMI Technical Committee is to promote a high standard ... read more >>

PDF file icon
Author:
Andrew Smith
Source:
Highlights of the 2008 Life Convention seminar, 12 March 2009

What is the risk-free rate?

1 Operational Risk DF026 A Storm is Coming Andrew Smith June 2006 1© 2005 KPMG LLP, the U.K. member firm of KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative. All rights reserved. This document is confidential and its circulation and use are restricted. KPMG and ... read more >>