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  • Global Variable Annuity Relected in New Zealand Product Design
    Global Variable Annuity Relected in New Zealand Product Design New Zealand is about to launch its first ... first variable annuity with guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits. The product design is mindful of ...

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    • Authors: Murray Alan Hilder, Ralph Stewart
    • Date: Jan 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: International News
    • Topics: Annuities>Capital - Annuities; Annuities>Guaranteed living benefits; Annuities>Individual annuities; Annuities>Investment strategy - Annuities; Annuities>Marketing and distribution - Annuities; Annuities>Policyholder behavior - Annuities; Annuities>Pricing - Annuities; Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Annuities>Product development - Annuities; Annuities>Variable annuities; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Asset liability management; Finance & Investments>Derivatives; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    be applied to other equity indices as well. The S&P 500 just happens to have a lot of historical data ... long term average returns. Using S&P data from 1871 to 2013, the table below shows the components of ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries, Eric Janecek
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    Investment Fallacies e-book Investment Fallacies: Gambler’s Fallacy: Probability of Reversion currency risk;investment ...

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    • Authors: Kailan Shang, Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    which caused a macroeconomic shock. The 1993 to 2000 expansion re- sulted in overinvestment in techn ... (Perhaps we are on the way there in the $17 trillion U.S. Treasury bond market, although I don’t get that ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries, Paul Conlin
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    models on the asset side of the equation. • Mortality is a natural process that conforms to regular ... of past mortality tend to be reliable indicators of the incidence of future mortality. There are ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries, Nicholas John Macleod
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    Investment Fallacies e-book Invest Fallacies: Active management overall performs different ... benchmarks – e.g. due to differences in the Russell 2000 and the S&P Small Cap 600. However, these explanations ...

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    • Authors: R Inglis, Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    Investment Fallacies e-book Investment Fallacies: The "Dollar Bill" Fallacy currency ... extreme case, a purchase against the S&P500 index in July 2000 would yield a nominal taxable gain of ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries, Gary Thomas
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments
  • Investment Fallacies
    Investment Fallacies E-book contains 16 topical essays that express the opinions and thoughts ... John Macleod Bitcoin Fallacies By Larry Zhao Gambler’s Fallacy: Probability of Reversion By Kailan Shang ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries, Leslie Smith
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    In a survey by Ivo Welch (UCLA and Yale) in 2000, only 36 of 102 surveyed financial economists ... Other Issues’, Journal of Business 73-4, October 2000, 501-537. Simulation of Long-Term Stock Returns: ...

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    • Authors: Rowland Davis, Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    Investment Fallacies e-book Investment Fallacies: The Myth of Time Diversification currency risk;investment ... Society of Actuaries 38 if then conditions: U(w) = (wλ–1) λ , with λ = -2. With this function ...

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    • Authors: Rowland Davis, Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments