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The magazine of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries

Wednesday 16 October 2019

LATEST NEWS

Queen unveils Pension Schemes Bill

Opinion

Tech it outActuaries devote a substantial part of their professional careers to understanding risks so that they can make better-informed decisions.
In the long runThe recent stalling of longevity improvements in many countries has made front page news, often calling into question the state of a nation's economy and the virtues or lack thereof of its government policies.
All accounted forYou have to know accounting. It's the language of practical business life. It was a very useful thing to deliver to civilisation.

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2019 issue themes and deadlines

PREDICTIONS - Summer 2017

Challenging the way we think

Welcome to the second issue of Predictions, a supplement produced by The Actuary magazine, and sponsored by Aon. Political events around the world over the past year have set us on a different course. But with change comes opportunity, and that has never been so true as it is today, with the capabilities technology can offer. In this issue we explore this idea with a focus on modelling.

PREDICTIONS

Welcome to the first issue of Predictions, a supplement and dedicated microsite produced by The Actuary magazine, and sponsored by Willis Towers Watson, exploring the challenges and new opportunities technology presents for the financial sector and the actuarial profession.

Read Sept 16 issue here.

Read July 17 issue here.

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Careers AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

A programme of supportThe Actuarial Mentoring Programme aims to encourage the retainment and progression of women within the profession by supporting female actuaries, as well as men who work with them
A woman's workIt's been 100 years since the IFoA's forerunners voted to admit women to their ranks; we examine the process that led to that important decision
Getting on boardSeamus Creedon explains the important role played by non-executive directors and the opportunities this creates for actuaries
Off the beaten trackThe actuarial skillset is incredibly versatile, says Bruno Bodega here's how you can leverage it to further your career trajectory
In good companyNick Salter, current Master of the Worshipful Company of Actuaries, explains what the WCA does- and why it's worth joining