General Features

Shalin Bhagwan and Gareth Mee on the benefits and challenges of investing in illiquid assets for defined contribution pension schemes

Chris Lewin presents alternative scenarios for development of UK infrastructure by the year 2050

Kira Henshaw, Corina Constantinescu and Olivier Menoukeu Pamen investigate the effects of spousal death on the surviving partner’s mortality – and how their model could be applied to disease outbreaks in closed communities such as care homes

Julian Kirkman-Page reflects on how risk managers can offer value to their businesses in a volatile era

Peter Joshi asks: what are the actuarial implications of the Human Genome Project?

Julian Maynard-Smith on how to design a Microsoft Word template that works for you

John Carstensen discusses the role of nature-based solutions in tackling climate change

Former Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King talks to Dan Georgescu about over-reliance on black box models, and the impossibility of quantifying all risks

Quintin Rayer and Karsten Haustein discuss the concept of a climate liability regime, and how such a regime could affect investors’ decisions

Jonathan Camfield looks at the planned RPI reforms’ potential implications for bond markets, pension schemes and actuarial work