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  • Beware the Flaw of Averages: Hidden Longevity Diversity can Materially Change Decision-making
    be applied to the use of so-called “standard” mortality tables. Sharpening up these blunt estimates by ... annuities being no exception. Several insurers in the U.S. pension risk transfer market have started using ...

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    • Date: Dec 2020
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Demography; Pensions & Retirement
  • Introduction of Cashflow Matching Strategic Asset Allocation Framework
    unlikely to raise rates further in 2024. The Fed's Open Market Committee (FOMC) members' aggregate view ... primary optimization goal, considering each company's risk appetite and investment capabilities. Additionally ...

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    • Authors: Gautam Devarashetty, Seong Weon Park, Joy Chen, Mandy Jiao
    • Date: Apr 2024
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Portfolio management - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Strategic risks; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Portfolio management - Finance & Investments
  • Why Glide Paths Should Evolve
    gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so. Mark Twain ... origins in aviation. A glide path is an aircraft’s evolution in altitude from flying to landing. So, ...

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    • Authors: Dimitry D Mindlin
    • Date: Jun 2022
    • Competency: Professional Values; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Portfolio management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Pensions & Retirement; Pensions & Retirement>Pension finance; Pensions & Retirement>Pension investments & asset liability management
  • Optimism Bias and Market Recoveries
    degree of rationality, the February 2020 crash of the U.S. stock market was particularly irrational in every ... securities markets. Already optimistic, this population’s bias was further reinforced as the DJIA surpassed ...

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    • Authors: John Burkhardt
    • Date: Feb 2022
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Economics; Economics>Behavioral economics; Finance & Investments
  • Deep Learning for Liability-Driven Investment
    the optimal dynamic investment strategy π*(s) based on s, the states that decision makers can observe ... one that maximizes the reward function Q*(s,a) determined by s, the states, and a, the rebalancing action ...

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    • Authors: Kailan Shang
    • Date: Feb 2022
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Finance & Investments; Predictive Analytics
  • What Machine Learning Can Do for You
    know that machine learning (ML) is out there and it’s all the rage and you've heard the stories. You even ... pitch on what ML can do for you. Here it is. Let’s Start with Linear Regression Remember hearing about ...

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    • Authors: David Romoff
    • Date: Feb 2022
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis; Predictive Analytics; Predictive Analytics>Modeling techniques