The 19th ISSA International Conference of Social Security Actuaries, Statisticians and Investment Specialists will provide an unrivalled platform to discuss and debate the key issues facing social security today and the role of actuaries and investment experts in addressing them. The conference...

Learn more about whether tax incentives for saving in pension accounts cause debt accumulation in Danish households; about the interaction between housing and pension savings when people make long term decisions; and about alternative approaches to decumulation of DC capital. Take part in...

Key themes: - The impact of microfinance in Europe - The relationship between impact and organisational challenges of microfinance in Europe - The role of microfinance in the European institutional context Papers addressing personal microfinance in Europe are particularly welcome. Papers...

The conference is aimed specifically at actuaries, statisticians, economists and financial experts from ISSA member organizations, international organizations and national and international actuarial associations, and will also be of interest to other senior social security professionals and...

The 3rd International Congress on Economics is an event devoted to scientific sharing on theoretical and applied economics. In this edition, the Congress will be focused on current topics in the field of the popular and solidary economics, the Well-being and the Mathematical Economics...

The Conference themes: - Monetary policy and prudential regulation - Crises and post crisis - Financial markets - Financing growth and development - The global financial crisis and Euro-Mediterranean

True multidistribution is hard to achieve. It requires significant long-term investment, but what benefits or return on investment can banks expect? There is unfortunately no easy answer, but there is one place where you can learn from the bankers with the most experience in this area: the Efma...

The payments industry is facing challenges from all sides: competition and pricing pressures; new regulations; continuing macroeconomic uncertainty; and changing customer demands. Banks need to be flexible and agile to take advantage of the huge potential gains available from the payments...

The emerging ‘advanced payments’ sector includes the convergence of mobile, Internet and tablet payments. These represent exciting and lucrative new revenue channels. Industry leaders have already started to grasp this opportunity and are focusing on emerging mobile and NFC innovation and...

Recent events have underlined the importance of cash as a refuge, as cash in circulation peaked at the height of the financial crisis. Since then, demand has remained strong and there has been no sign of repatriation of those banknotes. At the same time, the infrastructure of the cash cycle is...