Content Types

Commentary/Analysis

Accounting valuation and the credit crisis
Author(s): Alistair Milne, Cass Business School, Perry Mehrling, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, supported by ACCA
Topic: Finance Industry: Banking Type: Commentary/Analysis

Alistair Milne and Perry Mehrling, together with Laurence Kotlikoff of Boston University, propose using government credit insurance guarantees to combat the credit crisis. Their idea is to use these guarantees to put a floor under the prices of the better quality tranches of structured credit securities, hence restoring liquidity to credit markets and arresting the global credit contraction.

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Reports

Apocalyptic demography? Putting longevity risk in perspective
Author(s): David Blake and John Pickles, Cass Business School
Topic: Actuarial Science Industry: Insurance and Pensions Type: Reports

Current life expectancy depends very much on demographic factors, particularly lifestyle, and varies from scheme to scheme, i.e. it is scheme specific. It is therefore very important that companies understand where their scheme sits in the population of pension schemes as far as life expectancy is concerned.

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Updated: 04/09/2010 | Comments: 0 | Rating: Not yet rated | Views: 346

Research Papers

Apocalyptic demography? Putting longevity risk in perspective
Author(s): David Blake and John Pickles, Cass Business School
Topic: Actuarial Science Industry: Insurance and Pensions Type: Reports

Current life expectancy depends very much on demographic factors, particularly lifestyle, and varies from scheme to scheme, i.e. it is scheme specific. It is therefore very important that companies understand where their scheme sits in the population of pension schemes as far as life expectancy is concerned.

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Talks and Debates

Accounting valuation and the credit crisis
Author(s): Alistair Milne, Cass Business School, Perry Mehrling, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, supported by ACCA
Topic: Finance Industry: Banking Type: Commentary/Analysis

Alistair Milne and Perry Mehrling, together with Laurence Kotlikoff of Boston University, propose using government credit insurance guarantees to combat the credit crisis. Their idea is to use these guarantees to put a floor under the prices of the better quality tranches of structured credit securities, hence restoring liquidity to credit markets and arresting the global credit contraction.

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Updated: 06/09/2010 | Comments: 0 | Rating: Not yet rated | Views: 1114

Video and Podcast

Confused about your brand? You might not be but your consumers certainly are...
Author(s): Professor Vince Mitchell is interviewed by Dr Caroline Wiertz
Topic: Marketing and Customer Strategy Industry: Consumer and Retail Type: Video and Podcast

Consumer confusion is a strange phenomenon within the business world, and Vincent-Wayne Mitchell, Professor of Consumer Marketing at Cass Business School, is the "absolute authority" on the subject. This is a video Q and A with Vince Mitchell conducted by Caroline Wiertz. Both are Cass Experts. Inculded is the transcript and a summary of the key points.

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