Description: Update of the activities being carried out by the Joint Risk Management Section

Description: Feature article discussing the complexity of financial markets.

Description: A discussion on how, as some have worried, we are entering uncharted territory for countries such as the United States and the Eurozone, as large amounts of money are being expended to stave off major global financial crises.

Description: The August 2013 issue of Risks & Rewards newsletter—a member benefit for the Investment Section of the Society of Actuaries.

Description: Chairperson’s column discussing the effects of the recent financial crisis and other topics.

Description: In this article, we will analyze the recent value investing experience in the Canadian equity market, determine the main macroeconomic variables that drove the value cycle performance in that period, and draw some conclusions about the benefits of style rotation between value- and growth-oriented styles in the management of an investment portfolio.

Description: General comments to section members from incoming chairperson.

Description: This article discusses the implications of the competition actuaries face from “financial engineers.”

Description: Provides an overview of special characteristics of private equity and infrastructure asset classes, based on the perspective of experienced investors

Description: The article discusses the Double for Five Initiative where the Investment Section is doubling the value of membership for the next five years.