FTFM The first international public index for measuring death rates will be unveiled today by JPMorgan, the US investment bank, in a move that could help to turn longevity risk into a new frontier of financial innovation.
The index, which has been drawn up in association with Watson Wyatt, the pension consultants, and Cass Business School in London, will offer a uniform industry scheme for measuring death rates - and thus longevity levels - in the US and UK.
