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Hi Just a small doubt in Q 11 part iv),the H1 hypothesis of women changing energy providers more frequently than men is stated as beta1<0. Pls...
Hi Please explain that why does the examiner's solution calculate T>3.466 and what does T represent in this solution? I didnt quite understand...
Hi In part ii) C) part, please explain how the value of kt=-0.02*(t-2010) has been calculated.I didn't quite get this part of the question.
Hi In the transition graph for the NCD model in Section 5.2,pls explain why there is a transition from State 3 to State 2- and not to state 2+. I...
Hi In question 10 of CT4 part 4 ,I made the transition matrix by first adding the rows for company A and D and then the columns. So my ans is...
Hi In part ii) of question 7 of CT4,I didn't understand why the second order matrix and the second row has been used to calculate the required...
Hi I am not clear with the formula given to estimate the variance of et on pg 26. The formula is stated in terms of alphas,betas and error terms....
Hi Pls explain how in part iii) e(120) is considered to be 0 while estimating the value of beta. Where e(t) comes from a zero mean white noise...
Hi Please explain that in Q 4.1 ii) how will we denote the required probability in terms of T and N. Is it P(Nt=1)? Not too clear with this...
Hi Part iii) of the question states that we need to calculate the average score per card across all the competitors .The solution provided...
Alright,thank you. I had searched it on the forum but still couldn't comprehend completely. Would appreciate if you could elaborate on the...
Hi In the Specimen Paper solutions (Pass), it says: "In terms of the gender mix by type of cover we currently experience the distribution shown...
Thank you so much for both the inputs.
Hi I am appearing for CP3 exam from IAI in the November diet. I am a little confused if I should also appear for CP2 along with it, considering...
Okay,Thanks for giving more clarity. Please explain the concept of refinancing.
Hi Not very clear with the understanding of Commercial Mortgage Loan concept -Sept 2019 Paper 2 Ques 2. The SPV borrows money from LifeCo and the...
Hi In the mentioned question of April 2018 Paper 1,I am unable to understand what the question is asking for. As per my understanding,the employer...
Hi In X series 1 Ques 1.8,since the ques mentioned about ways to implement the goal keeping in mind the directors concerns(basically meeting the...
Hi In ch 11 pg 26,the core reading material states that if there are no external influences,freeholders should be able to increase rents with...
Hi In Ques 33.7,to calculate the Return on capital pls explain that how is the figure for free reserves at start of the year obtained i:e 500-66?...
Hi Please explain that compared to a freehold investment,how does a leasehold investment provide a higher initial rental yield as stated in...
Hi Does anyone know when will the examiner's report along with the pass marks be published?
Hi I am not very clear with the concept of Terminal funding on pg 10 and the difference btw Terminal and Pay as you go approach. Pls explain....
Hi In this chapter,Section 2.4 pg 8 states that "The liquidity risk also arises for pension schemes purchasing insurance.For eg the purchase of...
The example made it clear,thank you!
Hi Could you pls explain the answer to the question given on pg 13 of ch 36-Capital requirement?I did not understand how the equivalent TailVaR...
Thanks Lindsay! The example that you gave made the concept absolutely clear.
Hi I have 2 doubts in this chapter. The core reading states that "Reinsurance companies can contribute towards the initial capital strain by...
You just need to add the following (relative return-mean of relative returns) and then square it and divide it by n-1 i:e 3-1 here. Its just the...
Hi I did not understand that why have they calculated TWRR as (133/100)^(1/3) -1 for fund A.Why have they cashflows not been considered? Also,In...
Hi In part iii) of ques 6,the dividend yield over the day is calculated as( 170. 85-168.82)/5857.52. Why have the divided by the capital index...
Hi Please tell that why is Accrued interest subtracted to calculate the Total Return Index.
Hi I have a few queries relating to the April 2020 online examination of SP5. 1) Will we be allowed to take a prinout of the question paper? (Else...
Hi How have the derived the 2 nd and 3rd condition in part 2 of Ques 5?
Hi How have they divided the actual money invested i:e 1.02 m as 291.4 and 728.6 in domestic and overseas equities? Secondly,for stock selection...
Hi For the stock selection of the equities, for Year 1, I am getting 0.625 x (9.92% - 8.67%) = 0.78% - the solution shows 1%. This is just the...
Okay,understood. Thank you!
I just realised that if the benchmark and actual returns are the same then how do I calculate the stock selection profit. As per the ans given,it...
Hi In this ques,why have they considered 3 coupon payments and how have the discount factors being calculated? Please explain. The disc factors...
Hi A ques in one of the past paper states that Discuss the risks from investing in RPI swaps and how these can be mitigated. The ans states that...
Hi I am unable to calculate the TWRR over the full year which is calculated as 10.61%. Please tell me the equation which will be used to...
Hi What you have explained is the benchmark weights but in the question I asked about benchmark returns and not weight. I am unable to calculate...
Hi In Ques 5 of the April 2016 paper,how do I calculate the benchmark portfolios returns? I am unable to find any information in the question...
Hi In the ques a liab of a fund that promises to pay a return equal to the increase in capital value of an equity index over a 5 yr period subject...
Okay,I got the gist of it.Thanks!
Hi In insurance linked securities ,it is stated that "The SPV establishes a reinsurance agreement with the sponsoring insurance company". So I am...
Hi I am confused btw what exactly is the difference between Liability hedging and LDI.It seems like the same thing to me where the assets are...
Hi The course notes state that "We cannot really have a covered put (except in the sense of holding cash equal to the exercise price) because u...
Hi Yes,I just checked its the 2019 study material.Thanks for clearing this,I was unnecessarily getting worried else. Regards
Hi Colin Thank you for replying.I am using the latest course notes but still the question only has the Annual returns of the 3 asset classes...
Hi I would be grateful if someone could explain on how Variance of A and Variance of B has been calculated in the formula for minimum variance...
