Perpetual bonds - an investment for life
In this blog we look one person's experience of owning Premium Bonds. These are otherwise known as perpetual bonds because they don't have an expiration date.
COVID-19 and pension investment strategies
Posted by:
Matthew Jenner - Junior Trainee Actuary, Posted on:
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Actuary, Analysis, Coronavirus, Investment
COVID-19 has given the financial sector a lot to think about including pension funds and their investment strategies, we look at how these have been impacted.
Buy-out pricing impacts from COVID-19
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Jessica Phillips - Junior Trainee Actuary, Posted on:
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Actuary, Coronavirus, Investment
With the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic causing huge pressures on the economy and much of the financial sector, we look at how pension schemes face unique challenges in this uncertain time.
Funding pensions and old age care
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?
Home educator and actuary - two roles in one
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.
Inverted yield curves - what do they mean?
Posted by:
Hamza Shah - Junior Trainee Actuary, Posted on:
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Categories:
Actuary, Analysis, Investment
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'.
GAD 2025 Strategy - building on our strengths
The Government Actuary talks about the new GAD 2025 Strategy, which sets out refreshed objectives and a renewed framework for the department over the next 5 years.
From software engineer to actuary
One of GAD's actuaries talks about his work as a pensions specialist, and how he made the decision to change careers from software engineer to actuary.
Digital finance
In this final blog in the series on Digital Finance, we explore both the opportunities and the challenges that may be experienced. We also explore the possible direction of digital finance in the future.
Blockchain technology
In this latest blog, we find out how blockchain technology helps us with everyday transactions. The technology shows that money does not have any intrinsic value of its own – it is the trust that people have for the authority issuing the money that creates its value.