ACA fends off criticism of asset valuation model

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Association of Consulting Actuaries chairman Stuart Southall has defended valuation methods against claims they rely on "fundamentalist theory".

In a letter to the Financial Times today, Southall (pictured) responded to an early letter sent to the paper by economics professor Dennis Leech who claimed actuaries used inadequate methods to val...

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