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Increasing regulatory pressure and the need for cost efficiencies has seen almost half of UK pension schemes turn to professional trustees as they search for more governance simplicity.

The UK's financial sector has made significant progress boosting female representation over the last five years, with women now accounting for almost a third of board roles.

Life and property and casualty (P&C) insurers are set to accelerate their use of automation over the next five years as they look to improve the efficiency and auditability of their actuarial processes.

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has announced that Louise Pryor has begun work as its new president after taking over from Tan Suee Chieh.

Jason Brett compares the skills and pitfalls involved in investing and gambling

Hard work alone is not enough to pass actuarial exams, says Charlie McAnea – you must also master your exam technique

Professional trustee firms are growing in size and influence as they become more prevalent on boards and increasingly take sole responsibility for running UK pension funds, new research by Isio has uncovered.

Adeetya Tantia looks at how war risk exclusion clauses have been interpreted in various notable incidents – and why the industry should consider updating them

Now a fully qualified actuary, Jason Brett reflects on what worked for him as a student – and what didn’t

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