Apophenia [關連感應]. Not a word that you use every day. However, it is definitely something that you will understand and recognise in your life. Have you ever looked at cars …
Blog 33: Big Mac Index by Xavier Lo, FIA, FRM, MBA
I hope you guys are not hungry [肚餓] when you read this, because this blog has a bit to do with food. Have you guys ever thought about how you …
Blog 32: Giffen Goods by Xavier Lo, FIA, FRM, MBA
Economics [經濟學] is a funny subject. They have a lot of theories which make a lot of sense (especially for logical thinkers like us actuaries). For example, when the price …
Blog 31: The Insurance Industry and Hedging with Derivative Instruments by Xavier Lo, FIA, FRM, MBA
This week is about hedging in the insurance industry. However, since the topic is quite technical, I’ve asked for the help of @actuariallyme with this. Thank you! There are many …
Special Blog: Theory Of Appropriate Salary Thresholds by Xavier Lo, FIA, FRM, MBA
I know its not a Saturday today, but since a lot of people have recently received bonuses [花紅], I’m getting a lot of questions about whether you should change jobs …
Blog 30: Impact of Covid-19 on the General Insurance Industry by Xavier Lo, FIA, FRM, MBA
Its been a bit over a year since the WHO [世衛] declared covid-19 [新冠肺炎] a pandemic [大流行病]. Lets explore the impacts on General Insurance [非人壽保險]. As this topic is very …
Blog 29: Pensions by Xavier Lo, FIA, FRM, MBA
The topic today wraps a few blogs together into something that most of you won’t even think about for maybe 20 – 30 years. That is pensions [退休金]! Pensions can …
Blog 28: Mr. Hong Kong Actuary’s typical day by Xavier Lo, FIA, FRM, MBA
I recently did a presentation to aspiring actuaries in Hong Kong. They asked questions about what I did on a day-to-day basis [每日嘅工作]. So instead of theory this week, let …
Blog 27: The Cobra Effect by Xavier Lo, FIA, FRM, MBA
Recently I spoke to a friend who told me her sales department [銷售部門] employees do not get paid any commission [佣金]. This is very uncommon and the apparent reason was …
Blog 26: Opportunity Cost by Xavier Lo, FIA, FRM, MBA
Firstly, I would like to thank all of you for DMing [直接訊息] me questions. I might not be able to answer questions that are personal to you, but I always …
Blog 25: Programming as a skill by Xavier Lo FIA, CRM
As a quick follow up last week’s post, perhaps even a contradiction [矛盾] in some ways, I would like to add that coding is very important to an actuary’s skillset. …
B.COM (HONOURS) IN ACTUARIAL SCIENCE FROM DSACTED – IS IT A GOOD OPTION?
Name of the course: B.COM (HONOURS) IN ACTUARIAL SCIENCE FROM DSACTED College: Nagindas Khandwala College (Autonomous), Malad, Mumbai, Maharashtra. This college is one of the few colleges in Mumbai that …
Blog 21: Annuites Explanation by Xavier Lo, FIA
Annuities [年金] are something which the Hong Kong government [香港政府] would like everyone to purchase. To understand why the government would want us to buy this, lets take a look …
Stages of Risk Management for Actuaries by Swati Jindal
Risk management is an integral part of the actuarial profession. So actuarial students need to understand the process of risk management. In this article, I will explain the risk management …
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Let’s forget about 2020, Shall we? We didn’t also wish you New Year as we were busy in our work to make TAC a better place. We are hopeful to …