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What is it that intrigues us about maths? As her latest book is published, category theorist Eugenia Cheng says it’s the smallest yet biggest question of all: why?
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What is it that intrigues us about maths? As her latest book is published, category theorist Eugenia Cheng says it’s the smallest yet biggest question of all: why?
Chris O’Brien takes us though the legal constraints affecting the way in which pension trustees deal with commutations. And should commutation factors be reviewed more frequently?
Assessing the three largest finance crises in recent history, Ree Chen, David Chen and Susan Siew look at their common themes, and lessons to be drawn
Derek Steeden and Andrew Reid discuss how capital-backed funding arrangements can help defined benefit pension schemes map out a satisfying final destination
Earthquakes have literally shaken up our world recently. We still cannot predict them, so how best to model the financial risks? Working on a fault line in Greece, Alexandros Zimbidis and Emmanouil Louloudis have come up with a new method