Tag Archives: Actuary
Can patients become doctors, can savers become actuaries?
People are confused by pension pots Richard has followed MoneyFarm to that conclusion. Most people understand savings and pensions to be different. Most of us think of pensions not as pots but as pensions that pay us a retirement income … Continue reading
Q. “If DB pensions had been invested for growth?” A. “Actuaries would have a DB pension future…”
That’s my answer on what would happen if Pension Funds had followed a pathway modelled by Barnett Waddingham’s Andrew Smith This blog is his…apart from some comments from Andrew Young at the end. Andy Smith If UK private-sector DB pension … Continue reading
A principles-based approach to CDC – a blog from Shalin Bhagwan
Shalin Bhagwan I’d like to say thanks to Shalin. Like a lot of my friends, I have been pondering the difficulties that something so seeming- simple as Retirement CDC can pose. Here we find the beginning of explanation that I … Continue reading
Riddaway explains “with profits” slows consolidation and is not CDC
With unusual rapidity we have got the video of Bobby Riddaway ready for sharing and here it is. There is much to enjoy in this excellent presentation and the superb questions from fellow experts. I kept a low profile as … Continue reading
Adele Groyer, who helped us through Covid – has died
Somewhat lost for words this morning, sorry. Thoughts with Adele’s family. https://t.co/oW0xWbTk4L — stuart mcdonald (@ActuaryByDay) February 4, 2024 So devastated that our friend Adele Groyer has passed away. She was whip-smart and used her immense intelligence and life’s work … Continue reading
“Destination DC?” – don’t rely on Wombat airlines
I’ve enjoyed this blog a long time but never found the right occasion to publish it. This being the first business day of 2023, I’m re- publishing it now (the original is on the website of the Australian Actuary). Pensions … Continue reading
Is CDC too big a bet on world stock markets?
James Sharpe, who runs his own boutique actuarial business, has made an important challenge to those of us who take the optimistic view that we can link our prospective pensions to the performance of world pension markets. He has presented … Continue reading
The cost of guarantee and trust deficit in the USS- Woon Wong
This blog from Woon Wong is a very welcome addition to the evidence that USS is architect of the predicament it finds itself in. Despite a short balloting period, staff of 37 universities voted for strike action over changes … Continue reading
C19 Actuaries inform Government and perplex the hard of hearing
Friday Report: Issue 40 By Dan Ryan and John Roberts COVID-ARG.com COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. COVID-19 is still one of the hottest topics for scientific papers and articles. The COVID‑19 Actuaries Response Group … Continue reading
Covid-ARG reports on vaccines-hesitancy and a BMI of 28,000
Weekend Report: Issue 37 By Dan Ryan, John Roberts and Matt Fletcher COVID-ARG.COM COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. COVID-19 is still one of the hottest topics for scientific papers and articles. The COVID‑19 Actuaries Response Group … Continue reading