An insight into control instruments

Syntrus Achmea has developed a management game specifically for fund administrators, providing an insight into the risks of pension funds and the effects of control instruments: the Syntrus Achmea Flight Simulator.

Training in a flight simulator
The passengers on a plane rely on the expertise of their pilot, just like participants in your fund rely on the abilty of fund administrators to safeguard their pensions. To do so responsibly, pilots undergo extensive training in a flight simulator. Fund administrators now also have that opportunity thanks to the Syntrus Achmea Flight Simulator.

How liabilities and investments develop
The Syntrus Achmea Flight Simulator is a calculation model that visualises the development of pension liabilities and investments:

• The interactive model can assess various policy versions. You determine the investment mix, the premium and indexation policies and the hedging of interest and inflation risks.
• You can compare different economic scenarios, such as recession and cyclical boom. The model takes into account changes in the global economic outlook.

Flexible ALM model
Not only does the Syntrus Achmea Flight Simulator provide insight into the risks of your fund, it can also be used as a flexible ALM model. The Flight Simulator makes it possible to analyse the consequences of a wide range of policy choices. The principle is comparable to a training session of pilots in a flight simulator. You will be confronted with unexpected situations: how will you adjust your course?