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The Actuary December 2020

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Issue date: December 2020

Articles in this issue

Fiasco

Fiasco: An amateur joy

As The Actuary celebrates its 30th birthday, David Raymont digs into the archives to acknowledge its predecessor Fiasco, which ran for 127 issues between February 1978 and June 1990
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People and society news: December

People and society news: December
Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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Student: Widening the net

Arpit Surana is a guest student editor
Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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From FIA to IFA

From FIA to IFA What is an independent financial advisor, how do you become one, and why is this relevant to actuaries? Darryl Boulton explains
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Tuesday's child

Kevin Olding is the creator of the Mathsaurus website (mathsaurus.com) and YouTube channel, and a PhD student in the SAMBa Doctoral Training Centre at the University of Bath
Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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The Actuary Puzzles December 2020

December puzzles and solutions
Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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Guiding lights

Bradley Shearer is executive director of Protagion Active Career Management, actuary and CFA charterholder
Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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Who do we think you are?

Who do we think you are?
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Celebrating 30 years

A trip through time

The Actuary has been connecting the actuarial community since 1990. In this 30th anniversary commemorative edition, some of our past editors tell us about their time at the helm
Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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A new domain

A new domain
Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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