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2000 Investment Conference, 25-27 June 2000

One hundred delegates congregated at the Down Hall Hotel, Bishop's Stortford, from 25 to 27 June 2000, for the profession's annual investment conference. Following a formal opening by Mr Paul Thornton, President of the Institute of Actuaries, in which he reviewed the profession's strategy towards actuaries in investment, the Chairman of the Conference Organising Committee, Mr Peter Lockyer, introduced the first plenary speakers. These were Mr Tony Morris of UBS Warburg, on corporate bonds (and comparisons between the United Kingdom and United States markets), and Mr Mike Shaw of Henderson Investors, on ethical investment. Following Mr Morris' contribution, comments were made by Mr Peter Jones of the ABI Investment Committee.