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we aren't that bad are we???

i thhink it was the first job i came across in the job guide book that mixed maths and finance. and that was wehn i was about 13 years old, and it stuck with me

171 is a prereq for 272??? Im doing ACST200 and STAT272 and ECON 110 this coming summer

I dont understand, if you do a trainee accountancy job, wont they be expecting you to do an accounting degree not an actuarial degree. Plus, it also depends on if the company is big and if youve got room to move.

which ones?

i dont know why any company would care where you get ur degree from... provided you get one!!! Yeah they have a profit share plan, and you can elect to put this in the form of shares

id say base for quant about $100K and a trader a little bit more. Bonuses really depend on the company, but they can easily be 100% of salasry for a trader

Sometimes there are grad positions on offer, but this is like hardly ever (not even once every year!!). Yes, alot of them have PHD's in maths and even engineering, and yes you have to know programming. (COMP115 is actually usefull as C++ is used!!!) Pay is defintiely good for both of the...

Ummm its bigredBOOF I started at maq bank having done the first three subjects of actuarial degree. At the moment I currently do OTC documentation which involves preparing the contract for any OTC deals and I also do Japan Trade Support. It isnt related to actuarial at all, however its a...

all were maq graduates, and the majority have also done their FIAA qualifications too!!!

Hello, Mac Bank is where I got my job at, thats where Im working now, and it wasn't hard. And, no they arent big on using the word "actuar", however I have met alot of people who have the actuarial qualifications and are using their skills in their work

any thought on the exam today?

did the lecturers give any hints on the exams??

Hello, Can someone please help who has done the 2003 past paper. In Q2 part a part II) it says to find an invertible matrix and diagonal matrix..... however the eigenvalues are 0,1,-1, and according to my notes, a matrix is not invertible if their is an eigenvalue = 0 Can somebody please...

I got same repayment and the amount of principal repaid as $46.1345

even if you withdraw funds during the length of time, you can still do a check at that time period. i,e if you set up a sinking fund so you can withdraw $2000 after 3 years, $8000 after 6 years and $100000 after 10 years, when you sub in the time up to three years your on the right track if...

sorry, I meant any time period

yes it uses annuities. A good way to check your answer is if you sub in the time values when you will be reapyig the loan and make sure there is wnough in the sinking fund. I.e if you set up a sinking fund to accumulate $60,000 after 12 years, then make sure thant your answer wil give be...

I agree with Reaver. The elements questions are really tricky. Its those type of multiple choice where theres two answers that It could be, and if you study well, you'll only be able to tell the difference. If you go through all tutes and class exams, shouls do good. The multiple choice...

Thanks heaps for your help mini. yeah interpolation is shocking. Im glad you told me its just Lagrange and Newton!! I agree with you on the algebra part. I have no idea on all that vector stuff and group theory!!!