Interviews

Tim Harford speaks to Ruolin Wang about why it’s so important to slow down and question things from emotive headlines to the numbers and algorithms we use in our work

Paul Dalziel talks to Alex Martin about the true purpose of economics and the lessons we can draw from the 2019 New Zealand wellbeing budget

Tan Suee Chieh and Paul Collier discuss the pitfalls inherent in safetyism

Catherine Howarth talks to Travis Elsum about shaping responsible investing, and the changes needed to accelerate the transition to a sustainable and ethical economy

Hisham Ramadan tells Ruolin Wang and Yiannis Parizas about the growth of the actuarial and insurance sectors in his country, and the challenges that remain

New IFoA president Matt Saker talks to Ruolin Wang about his career and how the actuarial profession can continue to flourish in the coming decades

Mukami Njeru and Lucy Muthoni talk to Kim Chimsasa and Chris Seekings about their work at the Actuarial Academy of East Africa, and improving access to the profession on the continent

Fabiola Schneider talks to Travis Elsum about detecting and addressing corporate greenwashing, the new EU Taxonomy, and investors’ role in the journey to a low-carbon economy

A quick online search of ‘COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group’ (ARG) will bring up results from the BBC to Sky News, and many other media outlets besides. Among its many achievements, the group has brought the word ‘actuary’ into the mainstream lexicon.

Sudaman Thoppan Mohanchandralal talks to Yiannis Parizas and Phanis Ioannou about how organisations can adopt a data culture, and why it is so important