Description: The Investment Section Council is now seeking nominations for the 2015 Redington Prize recognizing the best paper written by an actuary on an investment-related topic during the last couple of years. The prize is sponsored by the Investment Section and is named after F. M. Redington, the eminent British Actuary who coined the term “immunization” in a 1952 paper that was published in the Journal of the Institute of Actuaries.

Description: A review of the book Flashboys by Michael Lewis including critique and commentary comparing the book to the rest of Lewis' work.

Description: Surveys the outlook for interest rates among Inv Symposium participants, as of Feb 29 2016.

Description: Explains the method used to calculate Liquidity Cost Score and Price Impact Score. Describes the rationale for and applications of these methods.

Description: Correspondent's report from the Investment Section Breakfast at the SOA Annual Meeting in Austin 2015

Description: Crossword puzzle

Description: Read the August 2017 issue of Risks & Rewards published by the Investment Section.

Description: Introduces terms and concepts of Takaful (Islamic) insurance and describes the processes, goals and constraints that apply to the investments of such insurers.

Description: Comments on how US insurers have compensated for low interest rates by investing in a range of less liquid and lower quality assets.

Description: Explains the more granular breakout of bond RBC factors proposed to the NAIC. Evaluates alternative asset allocation choices for insurers under the new rules.