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  • Building a Narrative Around LDTI Discount Rate Updates
    Building a Narrative Around LDTI Discount Rate Updates This paper highlights the impact on shareholder equity and AOCI due to the introduction of LDTI during a period of falling interest rates.

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    • Date: Apr 2021
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Economics>Financial markets; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • The Financial Market Parallel Universe
    The Financial Market Parallel Universe This article was written in June 2008, prior to the financial crisis in the fall of 2008. It discusses the very complicated new world of financial ...

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    • Authors: Allen Elstein
    • Date: Dec 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Economics>Financial markets; Enterprise Risk Management>Financial management
  • 2020: What are the Takeaways for Actuaries?
    2020: What are the Takeaways for Actuaries? After a very challenging year, actuaries need to look back and consider the lessons learned. Have we returned to where we were, or have we moved on to ...

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    • Authors: Daniel B Finn
    • Date: Jun 2021
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Economics>Financial markets; Economics>Macroeconomics; Enterprise Risk Management>Capital markets; Enterprise Risk Management>Portfolio management - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM
  • Analysis of 2020 S&P Equity Returns and the Importance for Actuaries
    Analysis of 2020 S&P Equity Returns and the Importance for Actuaries During March 2020, COVID-19 concerns escalated in the U.S. and lockdown measures were announced. Market returns in March ...

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    • Date: Jul 2021
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Modeling Platform
    • Topics: Economics>Financial markets; Finance & Investments>Investments
  • Sticky Luck
    Sticky Luck Have you ever wondered why patterns persist in the stock market but never change our expected return? Efficient-market theory has been attacked by many sides, especially due to the ...

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    • Authors: Mark Levins O'Reilly
    • Date: Dec 2007
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Economics>Financial markets
  • The Devil Is In The Interactions
    The Devil Is In The Interactions This article introduces the reader to probabilistic methods used to model interactions in the financial market place. Three topics are specifically discussed, two ...

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    • Authors: Michael A Ekhaus
    • Date: Feb 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Economics>Financial markets; Modeling & Statistical Methods
  • Putting the U.S. Debt into Proper Perspective
    Putting the U.S. Debt into Proper Perspective The United States has received severe negative press the last several years regarding its massive U.S. federal government debt, currently estimated ...

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    • Authors: Nino A Boezio
    • Date: Aug 2007
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Economics>Financial markets; Global Perspectives