Description: A discussion on the validity of real returns.

Description: GDP growth has slowed as numerous headwinds have emerged. This article summarizes a research paper by Mark Alberts and Max Rudolph that addresses reasons why this is so and how risk managers can address using scenarios.

Description: Description of new regulatory risk disclosure for private fund advisers.

Description: An overview of SOA annual meeting session 25 panel discussion: completing the hedge.

Description: Explains theoretical and empirical shortcomings of asset allocation rules that compare the earnings yield on stocks to the nominal yields on Treasuries.

Description: All things considered, caution needs to be applied to the use of so-called “standard” mortality tables. Sharpening up these blunt estimates by using individual assumptions reveals material differences in the structure of longevity, both between plans and within plans.

Description: Argues renewable energy will displace fossil fuels, leading to investment opportunities and risks

Description: This article is part of a 2 part series on real options analysis (ROA). Before you can understand the limitations of ROA, you must first understand the difference between risk and uncertainty. This article goes into detail explaining the vast differences between the two phenomena.

Description: The author summarizes the content of a seminar entitled “Integrated Approaches to Risk Management in the Financial Services Industry,” including a description of the papers presented.

Description: Feature article discussing the creation and effects of orphaned VEBAs, Voluntary Employee Benefit Associations.