May 18th, 2016, 6:44 pm
I was/still am pursuing the actuarial field and have passed three exams so far. I recently came across liability driven investing, in which asset managers help pension funds using financial assets like bonds, equities, and derivatives. It appears that LDI is really the combination of actuarial and investment fields, which is what I really want to do. It appears that JPAM, GSAM, and Blackrock are top investment firms doing LDI. I guess my questions can be better phrased as:1) What investment firms besides JPAM, GSAM, and Blackrock have strong expertise in insurance, pension, and LDI advisory services?2) What kinds of educational background are often required to get that job? I remember there was a pension and insurance engineering "internship" opportunity at Societe Generale, but they were looking for someone with a "Ph.D", which makes it appear very difficult to get.3) What kinds of skills are needed to prepare well for LDI?4) Other advice?Just summarizing me, I have studied Math and Econ in undergraduate, but will study Operations Research (potentially minor in stat or applied math too) for next two years. I have also passed three actuarial exams (P, FM, and MFE) which excites me even more about the actuarial and investment fields.