Put your money where your mask is
Countries around the world have reacted to COVID-19 in a variety of ways from lockdowns and curfews. This blog looks at how COVID-19 has had an impact on investment.
Investment
Negative inflation
The issues around negative inflation are discussed in our latest blog. We look at how negative inflation, or deflation, is measured and what it means for the economy. We ask too who ultimately are the winners and losers in this.
The impacts of COVID-19 on the insurance industry
Posted by:
Opeolorun Ojo - Junior Trainee Actuary, Posted on:
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Actuary, Coronavirus, Investment
The impact of COVID-19 has meant many insurers could face potential losses and uncertainty as to whether some of their policies are valid and if they need to pay out. In this blog we look at the range of issues they’re facing due to the pandemic.
COVID-19 and pension investment strategies
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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.
Inverted yield curves - what do they mean?
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Hamza Shah - Junior Trainee Actuary, Posted on:
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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'.
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.
Responsible investing: time to consider environmental, social and governance factors?
In many instances, it’s no longer enough to just look at the financials – the profits, dividends and returns on investment. Instead, people are increasingly considering how these returns have been earned.
‘Bow tie’ risk management and its benefits
Integrated risk management requires pension schemes to look at risks in the round, rather than considering each individually. This is because the risks are related – for example, funding risk is likely to be linked to either investment risk or employer covenant risk.