Asset Management

Abstract

Asset management is integral to the actuarial management of any financial security system, although the earliest practical developments in actuarial science took place mostly in life insurance. In more recent years, there has been an increased integration of modern financial theories into actuarial science and the adoption of actuarial techniques in areas of asset management such as credit risk and operational risk. This article will give a brief overview of the historical development of asset management in actuarial science, then briefly outline major asset management strategies used, as well as key models that have been developed, and the issues in implementing asset management strategies.