Andrew Cairns is Professor of Financial Mathematics and head of the Department of Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, where he has been since 1992.

He is well known for his research in financial risk management for pension plans both in defined benefit and defined contribution schemes. He has also developed a new model for bond prices, interest rates and interest-rate derivatives. He is an active member of the UK and international actuarial profession in both research and education.
Since 1996 he has been editor of the leading international actuarial journal ASTIN Bulletin.

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