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These risks can affect both sides of the balance sheet and require asset management, liability management, and valuation skills beanactuary 2011b. The financial mathematics exam is called exam fm by the soa and exam 2 by the cas. Financial mathematics a practical guide for actuaries and other business professionals second edition chris ruckman, fsa, maaa joe francis, fsa, maaa, cfa study notes prepared by kevin shand, fsa, fcia assistant professor warren centre for actuarial studies and research. This note is provided as an accompaniment to financial mathematics for actuaries by waisum chan and yiukuen tse, published by mcgrawhill education asia, 2011. Jan, 2011 an ideal text for students planning for a professional career as actuaries, providing a solid preparation for the modeling examinations of the major north american actuarial associations.
Purpose of this supplementary note this note is provided as an accompaniment to financial mathematics for actuaries by waisum chan and yiukuen tse, published by mcgrawhill education asia, 2011. Financial mathematics for actuaries by waisum chan and. The centre has eight fulltime academic staff and a number of parttime lecturers from the actuarial profession the complete list is at the end of this report. Furthermore, this book is highly suitable reference for those wanting a sound introduction to the subject, and for those working in insurance, annuities and. The purpose of each segments syllabus is to develop the candidates knowledge of the theoretical basis of certain actuarial models and the application of those models to insurance and other financial risks. The examination is jointly sponsored and administered by the cas, soa, and the. Koninklijke vlaamse academie van belgie voor wetenschappen en kunsten. Slud mathematics department university of maryland, college park c 2001.
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