Reports

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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: 10/09/2010 | Comments: 0 | Rating: Not yet rated | Views: 349

Developing a risk rating methodology
Author(s): Andrew Clare, Cass Business School
Topic: Investment and Risk Management Industry: Asset Management Type: Reports

This report provides the guidelines necessary for standardising the measurement of risk so that it can be applied to make meaningful comparisons between one fund and another.

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Updated: 10/09/2010 | Comments: 0 | Rating: Not yet rated | Views: 977

Project portfolio management: prioritising resources for change
Author(s): Chris Storey, Paul Harborne, Cass Business School
Topic: Finance Industry: Banking Type: Commentary/Analysis

This research project investigated the attitudes, approach and practices geared towards project portfolio management in 24 leading financial service companies.

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Updated: 08/09/2010 | Comments: 0 | Rating: Not yet rated | Views: 75

Unlocking the potential of the UK’s hidden Innovators
Author(s): Julie Logan, Chris Hendry, Nigel Courtney, James Brown, Cass Business School
Topic: R&D, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Industry: Any Industry Type: Reports

The study set out to investigate trigger points for innovation, how these could become more effective, and how entrepreneurial success in the UK’s minority cultures and groups could be transferred more widely within these groups and to UK society as a whole.

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Updated: 08/09/2010 | Comments: 0 | Rating: Not yet rated | Views: 43

Ending compulsory annuitisation: what are the consequences?
Author(s): David Blake, Cass Business School, Edmund Cannon, Bristol University, Ian Tonks, University of Bath
Topic: Actuarial Science Industry: Insurance and Pensions Type: Reports

The report highlights the consequences of the Government’s proposal to end the requirement for pension scheme members to purchase annuities by the age of 75.

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Updated: 10/09/2010 | Comments: 0 | Rating: Not yet rated | Views: 94

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