2012

Jeremy Lazarus looks at how neuro-linguistic programming can help actuaries make a good impression when starting a new job

Can the UK recover from the worst trend growth cut since the industrial revolution? Chris Wagstaff sees the first green shoots

Steve Mills discusses free thinking, Solvency II and bow ties with Deloitte partner Andrew Smith, who was awarded a Finlaison Medal for his actuarial research

That’s just not cricket, or is it? Steve Mills explores how two statisticians developed a solution to an age-old problem and wonders whether their work might have uses in other fields

There is a wide spectrum of opinion within general insurance on the degree to which science has affected and can break or slow the traditional insurance cycle. Graham Fulcher and Phil Ellis weigh up the arguments

Disillusioned by bankers’ bonuses? Dr William Scott and Ruth Penny take a closer look at the UK’s only independent savings bank and find a model that the rest of the banking system would do well to learn from

Dan Mikulskis provides an introduction to volatility control and explains how it might fit into a pension fund setting

Buried in the data of the 2011 Census is the discovery that there are now fewer elderly people than was previously estimated. The census data showed that there were 30,000 fewer people aged in their 90s than expected. This represents a reduction of around 15%, so what has happened to our 'missing' 90-year-olds?

Xi Kun Phua demystifies the new pension system in Singapore in particular the Central Provident Fund, the Lifelong Income Scheme For The Elderly, the non guaranteed annuity payouts and the bequest option.

Roy Colbran examines a new independent review from Professor John Kay which sets out measures to transform UK equity markets