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Immunization With Almost No Mathematics
Immunization With Almost No Mathematics The author describes immunization with a simple illustration requiring only high school algebra rather than the ordinary and stochastic calculus that has ...- Authors: Irwin T Vanderhoof
- Date: Apr 1982
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
- Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset liability management
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Methods of Analyzing Cash Flows to Test for Reserve Adequacy
Methods of Analyzing Cash Flows to Test for Reserve Adequacy This paper was published as chapter II of the 1987 Valuation Actuary Handbook. The authors discuss basic tools for analyzing cash ...- Authors: Joseph J Buff, James A Geyer, Richard M Wenner
- Date: Jan 1987
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
- Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset liability management
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Portfolio Yield? Sure But ...
Portfolio Yield? Sure But ... The author discusses how the use of a weighted average dollar duration book yield, WADD, rather than the more traditional book yield determined by book value or ...- Authors: Thomas Grondin
- Date: Mar 1998
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
- Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset liability management; Finance & Investments>Investments
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Why are Corporate Pension Plans Reducing Risk Now?
Why are Corporate Pension Plans Reducing Risk Now? This articles explains why many corporations are making massive reductions in risk related to their pension plans despite the fact that this ...- Authors: R Inglis
- Date: Mar 2013
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
- Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
- Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Asset liability management; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments
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Fixed Income Investment Strategies in Anticipation of QE Tapering
Fixed Income Investment Strategies in Anticipation of QE Tapering The impact of Fed’s QE program on the financial markets has been enormous and profound. The tapering and the eventual removal of ...- Authors: Larry Zhao
- Date: Feb 2014
- Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
- Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Asset liability management; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Portfolio management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments
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Duration Matching: Does It Take Us Where We Want To Go?
Duration Matching: Does It Take Us Where We Want To Go? This article explains how duration matching as an asset/liability management tool is insufficient and can lead to a suboptimal asset mix.- Authors: Yuan Chang
- Date: Nov 1996
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
- Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset liability management
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Valuation Actuary Survey Results
Valuation Actuary Survey Results This article outlines the results of the appointed actuaries survey to gather information on current practices related to asset adequacy analysis performed in ...- Authors: Craig Reynolds, Michael Sparrow
- Date: Dec 2009
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
- Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset liability management
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Are Genetic Algorithms Even Applicable to Actuaries?
Are Genetic Algorithms Even Applicable to Actuaries? The author discusses the use of genetic algorithms as they apply to actuaries, specifically the application of characteristics and their ...- Authors: Benjamin Steward Wadsley
- Date: Jul 2011
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
- Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset liability management; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting
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Earnings Focused Asset-Liability Management
Earnings Focused Asset-Liability Management There are two main techniques for evaluating the financial impact of interest rate movements on insurance companies: duration measures and computer ...- Authors: Barry Freedman
- Date: Aug 2005
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
- Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
- Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset liability management; Modeling & Statistical Methods
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On the Importance of Hedging Dynamic Lapses in Variable Annuities
On the Importance of Hedging Dynamic Lapses in Variable Annuities Decomposes guaranteed minimum maturity benefit option into a basket of components, and values each component with both a ...- Date: Aug 2015
- Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
- Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities; Finance & Investments>Asset liability management