Description: In this presentation Nobel-prize-winning theorems of economics and corporate finance are introduced and followed by a discussion of how the recent waves of corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions are motivated by these important and basic theorems. There is also an overview of the SOA's investment and finance education courses. Course F-580 is corporate finance for any type of corporation.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Spring Meeting reviews Acquisitions and Mergers. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 9, No. 1.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. This session considers the issue of an amalgamation through a case study, addressing: performance results, personnel and organizational issues, corporate culture.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. The recent development of a finance track in the Fellowship syllabus allows the student to acquire expertise in financial market, asset valuation, and investment strategies. Panelists discuss actuarial work assignments undertaken by finance actuaries in life insurance companies.

Description: This panel of session 3PD of the Washington Annual Meeting discusses a range of topics which fall under a new professional label of financial engineer, and how this role relates to the role of the actuary. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: In session 151PD of the Washington Annual Meeting the panel presents an overview of present methodologies and design considerations for asset/liability modeling. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.