News and Events

Calendar of Events  
Date Event
6 Nov 2007 ASHK 4th Annual Dinner

- Program & Registration Form
- Prize Sponsorship Form
-
List of Sponsors

7 Nov 2007 ASHK 7th Appointed Actuaries Symposium
13 Dec 2007 ASHK Annual General Meeting

- 2007 AGM Notice & Reply Slip
- 2007 AGM Proceedings
- Draft Minutes of the 2006 AGM
- Form of Nomination
- Form of Proxy
- ASHK Best Paper Award 2007

28 - 29 Jan 2008 ASHK Regional Conference, Macau

Topic: Risk Management in Financial Services
Venue: The Venetian Macao

- Preliminary Annoucement
- Registration Brochure

18 Feb 2008 ASHK Evening Talk (Registration CLOSED)

Speaker: Mr. Tom Herget, PolySystems, Inc., USA
Topic: IFRS Preliminary Views - Where are we now?
           Where are we headed?

21 - 24 Feb 2008 Education & Careers Expo 2008
((The ASHK is one of the exhibitors.)

Venue: Booth A23, Hall 5, HK Convention & Exhibition Ctr
Opening Hours: 21 February 2008 (Thu) 10:30 am-7:00 pm
                            22-23 February 2008 (Fri-Sat) 10:00 am-7:00 pm
                            24 February 2008 (Sun) 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Admission: Free

Special Highlight: Career Talk on "The Actuarial Profession"
                                  (23 Feb 2008, 1 pm - 1:45 pm, Room 404-5)                     

27 Mar 2008 ASHK Luncheon Meeting

Speaker: Mr. Greg Martin, President of the Institute of Actuaries of
                  Australia
Topic: Capital Management Trends in Insurance

(ASHK members and their guests are welcome to join the IAAust Presidential Dinner on the same evening for networking.)

31 Mar - 1 Apr 2008 SOA Equity-Based Insurance Guarantees Conference, Hong Kong
2 - 3 Apr 2008 SOA Economic Capital Seminar, Hong Kong
21 Apr 2008 ASHK Evening Talk

Speaker: Mr. Peter Luk, Plan-B Consulting
Topic: Risk Management Models - What to Use and Not to Use?

6 May 2008 ASHK Evening Talk

Speaker: Dr. Wolfgang Droste, Mr. John Ferguson &
                 Ms. Frances Lui, Gen Re
Topic: Gen Re LifeHealth's Dread Disease Survey 2000-2004

21 May 2008 ASHK Evening Talk

Speaker: Mr. Peter H. Sun, Mr. David Wang & Mr. Wing F. Wong,                  Milliman
Topic: Variable Annuities Pricing and Risk Management

19 - 23 May 2008 SOA Asset Liability Management Seminar, Hong Kong
12 Jun 2008 ASHK Actuarial Circle - Networking Evening
17 Jun 2008 ASHK Luncheon Meeting

Speaker: Mr. Trevor J. Thompson, Senior Vice President of
                 the Institute of Actuaries of Australia
Topic: Product Rationalisation

23 - 25 Jun 2008 SOA US GAAP Seminar, Hong Kong
28 Jul - 8 Aug 2008 Actuarial Seminar of East Asia,Tokyo, Japan

- Seminar Outline and Program
- Application Form

30 Jul 2007 ASHK Evening Talk

Speakers: Prof. Mary Hardy, University of Waterloo and
                  Prof. Phelim Boyle, Wilfrid Laurier University
Topics: Variable Annuities and Behavioural Influences and
              Financial Modelling        

Sep 2008 2008 Chinese Actuarial Examination, HK Exam Centre
3 Nov 2008 ASHK 5th Annual Dinner
4 Nov 2008 ASHK 8th Appointed Actuaries Symposium
15 Dec 2008 ASHK Annual General Meeting
7 - 12 Mar 2010 The 29th International Congress of Actuaries
Cape Town, South Africa

For more information, please visit www.ica2010.com

   
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Hedge Fund Seminar
Well-attended seminar
Mr. Jackson Chan explained how to use hedge funds as an alternative asset class and how to select and evaluate hedge fund managers
Dr. Terence Khoo made a presentation on the difference between running a hedge fund and family office investments during the panel discussion
Panel discussion at the seminar (From left to right: Mr. George Long, Dr. Terence Khoo, Mr. James Soutar (Moderator), Mr. Jonathan Brooke and Mr. Andrew Alexander)
ASHK 2nd Appointed Actuaries Symposium
Appointed actuaries, senior actuaries, consultants as well as representatives of Asian actuarial organizations attended the Symposium
Mr. Benjamin Tang, Commissioner of Insurance, declared the Symposium open
Group discussions followed the presenation on AGN 3 and AGN 8
An Interactive Exercise on Policyholders Reasonable Expectations

Presentation on the Actuarial Profession
 
 
 

by Dr. Wai-Sum Chan in Education & Careers Expo 2002

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  by Ms. Wong Ka Man in Education & Careers Expo 2007 Download
  A Career as an Actuary (English Brochure) Download
                                            (Chinese Brochure) Download
 

Taking this opportunity, the ASHK would like to thank the CAS, F&IoA, IoAA, SOA, ASHK Council, ASHK members and student helpers for their earnest support during the Expo.

ASHK News

 
ASHK PowerPoint Template
Hong Kong Assured Lives Mortality Study
Report on Hong Kong Assured Lives Mortality 2001
Mortality Rates Table
Report on Hong Kong Assured Lives Mortality and Critical Illness - Experience Study 2000-2003
Report on AGN7/DST Survey 2005
Hedge Fund Seminar
An Overview of the Asian Hedge Fund Industry
The Difference between Relative and Absolute Investing
The Use of Hedge Funds as an Alternative Asset Class and How to Select and Evaluate Hedge Fund Managers
Convertible Bond Arbitrage
ASHK 2ndAppointed Actuaries Symposium
Program
Opening Speech by Commissioner of Insurance
Speech by Assistant Commissioner of Insurance
AGN 3 Presentation
AGN 8 Presentation
Group Discussion Topics on AGN 3 and AGN 8
Risk-based Capital and Dynamic Solvency Testing
International Accounting Standards
Life Assurance Illustrations and Policyholders Reasonable Expectations
ASHK Evening Talks, 2003
Perspectives on Health Care and the Actuarial Profession (presented on 17 Feb 2003)
Illustrations and Policyholders' Reasonable Expectations (presented on 6 Mar 2003)
Accessing Your Hidden Assets
(presented on 19 Mar 2003)
International Accounting Standards - Implications for Insurers
(presented on 17 Jul 2003)
Operatining in a Low Interest Rate Environment
(presented on 25 Sep 2003)
Some Simple Stochastic Models for Analyzing Investment Guarantees
(presented on 6 Nov 2003)
Hong Kong Dollar Yield Curve
(presented on 27 Nov 2003)
Actuaries: A Narrow Profession?
(presented on 10 Dec 2003)
Retirement Security in Hong Kong
(presented on 10 Dec 2003)
ASHK Luncheon Meetings, 2003
Structured Retail Products
(presented on 17 Jun 2003)
Operational Risk and Professional Risk Management
(presented on 2 Sep 2003)
ASHK & SOA China Region Committee's Joint Talk on China
(It has been approved for 0.75 units of SOA PD credit.)
Pension Funds in China
Healthcare in China
Chinese Actuarial Exams and Trend of Mutual Recognition
China vs Hong Kong Working Experience
ASHK Half-Day Seminar on "Moving the Profession Forward - New Challenges on the Horizon"
Thinking and Behavior
Actuaries in Australia - Current Developments
Choosing Assumptions - Deterministic and Stochastic Modelling
ASHK 3rd Appointed Actuaries Symposium
Program
Opening Speech by Commissioner of Insurance
Speech by Assistant Commissioner of Insurance
Dynamic Solvency Testing by Mr. Koon Cheng
Impact of Low Interest Rate Environment - US GAAP Valuation by Ms. Theresa Poon
Hong Kong Statutory Valuation and Low Interest Rates by Mr. Peter Telford
Impact of Low Interest Rate Environment on Canadian GAAP Valuation Basis by Mr. James Richardson-Hay
Valuation Interest Rate in Low Interest Rate Environment - UK GAAP/Achieved Profits by Ms. Lilian Ng
Appointed Actuary and Peer Review System - Canadian Approach by Mr. Dave Pelletier
Asset Liability Matching in a Low Interest Rate Environment by Mr. Jeremy Porter
Pricing Interest Rate and Products under a Low Interest Rate Environment by Mr. David Hughes and Mr. Stanley Ko
ASHK Annual Award for Best Paper, 2003
Winner: Risk Management for Life Insurance Companies in Today’s Environment by Mr. Eric Seah, Aviva Group
1st Runner-up: Mixture Gaussian Time Series Modelling of Long-Term Market Returns by Dr. Albert Wong, CUHK and Dr. Wai-Sum Chan, HKU
2nd Runner-up: Deficits in the Policyholder’s Fund by Mr. Phuong Chung, AIA Co Ltd
ASHK Evening Talks, 2004
Responses to the Low Interest Rate Environment and the Role of ALM
(presented on 25 Feb 2004)
Flexible Use of Mortality Tables in China
(presented on 20 Apr 2004 & in PowerPoint format)
(in Paper format)
Dread Disease Insurance Experience in Asia
(presented on 1 Jun 2004)
SOA Education Redesign
(presented on 2 Jul 2004)
Measuring True Profits Using Embedded Value
(presented on 5 Aug 2004 & in PowerPoint format)
(in Paper format)
ASHK Luncheon Meetings, 2004
Life after Life Insurance - The Actuary in General Insurance, Health and Beyond
(presented on 1 Mar 2004)
Asset Allocation in a Non-normal Framework
(presented on 28 Apr 2004)
Inflation-linked Bonds as an Asset Class for Managing Long Term Liabilities
(presented on 20 Sep 2004)
Morris Report
(presented on 28 Oct 2004)
ASHK & Law Society of HK Joint CPD Course
The Actuarial Perspectives of Personal Injury Compensation in Hong Kong
ASHK 4th Appointed Actuaries Symposium
Program
Source of Earnings by Mr. Keith Weaver
International Financial Reporting Standards
(Presentation 1) by Mr. Raymond Li
International Financial Reporting Standards
(Presentation 2) by Mr. Michael Ross
Update on Insurance Regulations in Hong Kong
by Ms. Angel Hon
Asset Liability Matching by Mr. David Campbell
ASHK Annual Award for Best Paper, 2004
Winner: Reserving for Investment Guarantees in Hong Kong - A Stochastic Approach by Ms. Yin-Ting Chan, HKU
1st Runner-up: Derivation of Dread Disease Incidence Rates for Hong Kong by Ms. Janice Lu, Gen Re LifeHealth
2nd Runner-up: Whistle Blowing under the Appointed Actuaries System in Hong Kong by Mr. Herbert Chan, OCI
ASHK Evening Talks, 2005
Prospects for General Insurance Actuaries in China
(presented on 6 Jul 2005)
Prospects for General Insurance Actuaries in Hong Kong
(presented on 6 Jul 2005)
Prospects for General Insurance Actuaries in Singapore
(presented on 6 Jul 2005)
Hong Kong Assured Lives Mortality and Critical Illness - Experience Study 2000-2003
(presented on 30 Aug 2005)
ASHK Luncheon Meetings, 2005
Update on Morris Report
(presented on 4 Jan 2005)
Selling Our Services Internally as if Failure is not an Option
(presented on 9 Mar 2005)
Current Issues in the German Life Insurance Industry
(presented on 23 Mar 2005)
Asset Allocation for Life Assurance Companies and Pension Funds
(presented on 15 Apr 2005)
Leadership: The Courage to Commit
(presented on 27 Apr 2005) and click here
Hong Kong's Population and Demograhic Trends
(presented on 6 Jun 2005)
The Myth of an Ideal Index
(presented on 20 Jul 2005)
Introducing Preferred Risk Underwriting into a Market
(presented on 28 Jul 2005)
The 21st Century Actuary
(presented on 12 Dec 2005)
ASHK & HKRSA Joint Luncheon Meeting
Pension Systems in A Changing Global Context - Ideas for Hong Kong?
ASHK & HKICPA Joint Evening Seminar
Embedded Value in Insurance
ASHK 5th Appointed Actuaries Symposium
Program
Opening Speech by Commissioner of Insurance
Management of Participating Business by Mr. James Richardson-Hay
Investment-linked Products by Mr. Michael Ross
Effective Communication by Mr. Nigel Hazell
HKD Yield Curve and Management of HKD Liabilities by Mr. Peter Luk (in PowerPoint Format)
(in Paper Format)
HKD Yield Curve Excel Software
Results of Survey on AGN7/DST by Mr. Steve Miles
Implementation of IFRS - Discussion of Practical Issues by Mr. David Campbell
Joint Regional Seminar on "Asset Liability Management"
Evolution of the ALM Process in Asia-Pacific by Mr. Mark Saunders
Risk Measures and Risk Management by Mr. Jeremy Porter
Stochastic Simulation Tools and Techniques by Dr. Ken-Seng Tan
ALM Tools and Techniques by Mr. Robert Chen
Modeling Management and Policyholder Behavior by Mr. Michael Ross
ALM in Asia - Survey Results by Mr. Paul Carrett