What does a Derivatives Risk Manager/Trader do?
A Derivatives Risk Manager/Trader helps insurers to hedge capital market risks within their asset-liability portfolio using financial derivatives contracts. An insurer’s hedging objective ...
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Actuary and neurodiversity consultant, Alicja Nocon, marks Autistic Pride Day (18 June) with a short guide to the value of neurodiversity to the financial services sector.
What do you do working in Insurance Solutions?
Working in Insurance Solutions is a client centric role with my primary objective being to best understand our clients’ focuses and targets ...
A Portfolio Manager is responsible for investing money on behalf of clients. My team’s focus is on Cashflow Driven Investing (CDI), which is the concept of investing in portfolios of assets that behave like pension scheme liabilities, thereby reducing risk and ensuring the asset portfolios generate the cashflows needed to pay pensions.
In the context of an asset manager and in simple terms, business development is about winning new clients and developing mandates with existing clients. (It is a fancy way of calling it sales!) It involves understanding the marketplace of asset owners (e.g. pension schemes) and what investment objectives they may be working towards.
We spoke to Thomas Harris, Fellow at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries about his career and what advice he would give to actuaries entering the profession now.
We spoke to Matt Saker, Fellow at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries about his career and what advice he would give to actuaries entering the profession now.
While we can all imagine the day to day life of a doctor or a teacher, when pushed most people would struggle to name anything that is a part of ...
There are many different routes you can take on your journey towards becoming a qualified actuary. Any route taken will eventually lead towards the industry standard exams, which you need ...
When applying for an actuarial apprenticeship or a graduate role at an organisation, you will progress through several stages in the application process. An employer is likely to conduct an ...