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Short biography: bio

Consultancy and Sponsored Research: There are possibilities to hire me on a consultancy basis and to sponsor major new research projects.

AXA Post-doctoral Research Fellowships

Funding opportunities for recent PhD's working in the field of longevity risk might be eligible for a post-doctoral fellowship hosted by Heriot-Watt University. Heriot-Watt based Fellows must be European Union citizens. (Further information)

AXA Doctoral Fellowships

Funding opportunities for aspiring PhD students working in the field of longevity risk might be eligible for a doctoral fellowship hosted by Heriot-Watt University. (Further information) (Next deadline for applications probably early in 2012.)

Recent papers and talks:

  • Cairns, A.J.G. (2011)
    Robust hedging of longevity risk.
    Seventh International Longevity Risk and Capital Markets Solutions Conference, Frankfurt, September 2011. (PDF file)
  • Cairns, A.J.G. (2011)
    Modelling and management of longevity risk: approximations to survival functions and dynamic hedging. (REVISED)
    Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 49: 438-453. (PDF file)
    Please e-mail me for an official reprint.
  • Cairns, A.J.G., Blake, D., Dowd, K., and Coughlan, G.D., (2011)
    Longevity Hedge Effectiveness: A Decomposition.
    Working paper, Heriot-Watt University. (PDF file)
  • Cairns, A.J.G., Blake, D., Dowd, K., Coughlan, G.D., and Khalaf-Allah, M. (2011)
    Bayesian Stochastic Mortality Modelling for Two Populations.
    ASTIN Bulletin 41: 29-59. (PDF file)
  • Cairns, A.J.G., Blake, D., Dowd, K., Coughlan, G.D., Epstein, D., and Khalaf-Allah, M. (2011)
    Mortality density forecasts: an analysis of six stochastic mortality models.
    Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 48: 355-367. (PDF file.)
  • List of recent publications.
  • Download recent presentations.

    Teaching

  • F71RM and F71ER: Financial Risk Management and Enterprise Risk Management I - module home page.
  • F71EM: Enterprise Risk Management II - module home page.
  • MSc in Quantitative Risk Management home page


    Gilts Database: (UK government bonds data: prices, amounts, indices)
    Book: Interest Rate Models: An Introduction, published by Princeton University Press.

    Research: Principal research interests are:

    Teaching: Financial and actuarial mathematics.

    Professional:


    How to find the Department of Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics:
    Campus Map: The Colin Maclaurin building is number 1 on the map.

    Selected Photographs and other links:


  • MSc in Financial Maths home page
  • MSc in Actuarial Science home page
  • News and selected financial links.

    E-mail: A.J.G.Cairns@hw.ac.uk