9 November 2016
When I left the office last night the probability of Trump winning the US presidential election was 15%. We had some very keen people in the office tracking the odds as shown below: In the night the probability of a Trump win dipped to 9% – we all now know what happened next. I am…
3 November 2016
I have read with interest First Actuarial’s article on recasting the PPF7800 index using, what they believe may be, more “realistic” assumptions for asset returns. For those who haven’t read it the data look promising. The latest PPF7800 numbers quote a funding level, based on mark-to-market assumptions, of 78%(i.e. a Gilts based discount rate). First…