Ben Page, chief executive of the UKs leading market research and polling firm, talks to Richard Purcell ahead of the Life Conference about predicting elections, going beyond big data, and observing human behaviour
In recent years defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in both the public and private sectors have witnessed increased focus on cost and governance. Allan Martin highlights some of the key changes made in public sector DB pensions related to administration, communications and actuarial aspects
Custom calibrations of economic scenario models are becoming more common, says Matthew Lightwood, and actuaries will have to use considerable forethought at the model selection stage