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  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    will argue that models have ceased to be the primary differentiators when discounting contingent events ... risk. Volatility is thought by many to be the primary risk metric. Easy to calculate and comparable ...

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    • Authors: Max Rudolph, 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
  • Diverse Risks 2016 Call for Essays
    54 News Flash: Retirement Takes Over Long-Term Care John Cutler 57 How the American Retirement Savings ... Stop-Loss: Adapting Life Insurance to Meet Long-Term Care Needs Morris Tenenbaum 86 Decisions Misaligned ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Topics: Annuities>Payout annuities; Demography>Longevity; Economics>Behavioral economics; Economics>Financial economics; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Portfolio management - Finance & Investments; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Public Policy; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Social Security
  • Quantitative Measures of Bond Liquidity
    Attracted by the sale of state-owned firms, foreign direct investment increased dramatically (even though ... appreciated, and a slump in the world prices of primary products stalled the Argentine economy. Argentina’s ...

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    • Authors: Vadim Konstantinovsky
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Investments; Pensions & Retirement>Risk management
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    Misconception #1: Plan Sponsor Risk vs. Plan Risk The primary risks embedded in bond pricing and actuarial ... heart of a typical actuarial valuation. The primary risk embedded in bond pricing is that the bond ...

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    • Authors: Dimitry D Mindlin, 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
  • The Far East: Stepping Up
    interest rate risks. Consider China, for example. Direct life premiums in 2014 were USD $177 billion,6 ... such as hedge funds, private equity funds and direct investments into infrastructure projects. Many ...

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    • Authors: Frederick Yiu Fai Ngan, Eric Alan Forgy, Michael Kwan Yu Chan
    • Date: Feb 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset liability management; Finance & Investments>Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    Investment Fallacies e-book Investment Fallacies: Extended periods of robust macroeconomic ... of retail investor partici- pation thru their primary residence, and institutions piling on via derivatives ...

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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
    Investment Fallacies e-book Investment Fallacies: A real-world approach to Value at Risk currency ... we might accrue losses of as much as 16%. The direct solution to that problem is to increase the liquidity ...

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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
  • Global Variable Annuity Relected in New Zealand Product Design
    Global Variable Annuity Relected in New Zealand Product Design New Zealand is about to launch ... the state scheme has been perceived to be the primary provid- er of retirement income. Raising awareness ...

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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
  • Risk/Return, a Chimera?
    Risk/Return, a Chimera? Is Risk/Return a sound tool for decision-making? No. It is not consistent, ... invest only till the end of the year, then I do not care about the fact that, in the long run, the stock ...

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    • Authors: Sylvestre Frezal
    • Date: Feb 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk appetite; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Portfolio management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments
  • The Risk of Asset Default - Report of the Society of Actuaries C-1 Risk Task Force of the Committee on Valuation and Related Areas
    overt defaults is to "restructure" the loan or direct placement, thereby avoiding the unpleasantness ... default-creating process has changed since 1945. In more direct language, we are living in a different economic ...

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    • Authors: Application Administrator, Aaron Tenenbein, Irwin T Vanderhoof, Ralph Verni
    • Date: Oct 1989
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
    • Topics: Economics>Financial markets; Finance & Investments>Investments