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Funding pensions and old age care

Posted by: Colin Wilson - Deputy Government Actuary, Posted on: 22 June 2020 - Categories: Actuary
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Our society is ageing. Previous assumptions about costs and risks need revising. In this blog we ask how should we, as a society, fund future pensions and care for elderly people?

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Home educator and actuary - two roles in one

Posted by: Brian Allan - Actuary, Posted on: 8 June 2020 - Categories: Actuary, Coronavirus

Life under lockdown has led to different experiences for different people, not least of which can be the role of educator. One of GAD’s actuaries reflects on his hitherto unknown skills where he combines the role of actuary with that of home schooling his children.

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Inverted yield curves - what do they mean?

Posted by: Hamza Shah - Junior Trainee Actuary, Posted on: 1 June 2020 - Categories: Actuary, Analysis, Investment
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Have you ever looked at the yield curves from our market insights and wondered what they tell you? This blog explores what they might be telling you if the yield curve is 'inverted'.

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