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
The public, organisations and government are bombarded with facts on a daily basis. Ed Swires-Hennessy gives advice on how to present information that will be understood
With the cap on care put on the back-burner by the UK government, Hamish Wilson looks at what this might mean for individuals and the future of product development
