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  • Excel Spreadsheets Best Practices

    Excel Spreadsheets Best Practices This article is focused on Excel application design and how to build a better Excel application. By Andrew Chan Excel is probably the most popular business ...
    • Date: Mar 2015
    • Publication Name: CompAct
  • Why "Simple" Doesn't Mean "Transparent" Financial Modelling

    Why "Simple" Doesn't Mean "Transparent" Financial Modelling This article is based on a tongue-in-cheek blog posted on Corality’s website in April. We will look at an edited ...
    • Authors: Tim Heng
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • Top Six Danger List

    Top Six Danger List Good documentation (and even bad) takes work. It is not fun work. It is not work that motivated us to pass exams. But, spreadsheets have good tools to create essential ...
    • Authors: David Kester
    • Date: Mar 2015
    • Publication Name: CompAct
  • Technology in the News

    Technology in the News This article references articles discussing technology in the modern business world. From Digital Doings, July 2006. <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="Header" --> ...

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    • Authors: Tim Roar
    • Date: Jul 2006
    • Publication Name: CompAct
  • Effectively Mitigating Spreadsheet Risk in Insurance

    Effectively Mitigating Spreadsheet Risk in Insurance This article discusses the importance of establishing effective spreadsheet controls to mitigate the risk of errors and improve productivity.

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    • Authors: Eric Perry
    • Date: Apr 2008
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • To Err Is Human To Correct, Divine

    To Err Is Human To Correct, Divine This article is about errors that occur in spreadsheets. Computer science; 8936 10/1/2008 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Oct 2008
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • Letter from the Chair

    Letter from the Chair This article is a letter from the current and incoming chairperson. 25415 10/1/2008 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Tim A Pauza, Kevin Pledge
    • Date: Oct 2008
    • Publication Name: CompAct
  • CompAct, July 2009, Issue No. 32

    CompAct, July 2009, Issue No. 32 July 2009 issue of the Technology Section newsletter, CompAct. 7823 7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Jul 2009
    • Publication Name: CompAct
  • European Approaches To The Modeling Process Are Changing—What Can We Learn?

    European Approaches To The Modeling Process Are Changing—What Can We Learn? Feature article discussing what American actuaries can learn from their European counterparts about actuarial modeling.

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    • Authors: Bruce S Keenan, Van Beach
    • Date: Oct 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency
  • Horses for Courses

    Horses for Courses Discusses which is better—open code or closed code. N/A; 4294979374 4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Philip Gold
    • Date: Apr 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software