The environment that actuaries work in continues to change rapidly, and the IFoA relies on the expertise of our Council members to help guide us through the many challenges these changes bring.
In October and November, a number of young women gathered in London and Edinburgh for the IFoAs first Count Us In events educational forums centred on helping girls better understand career opportunities in STEM, and especially the actuarial field.
In the week before Christmas, the final report of the Independent Review of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), led by former senior civil servant Sir John Kingman, was published.
We last conducted a full survey of our members in 2011, and we want you again to tell us how we can support you in your careers both now and in the future, given the changes we have seen during the intervening period.
A majority of our membership will be impacted by Brexit not only those working in the UK and Europe, but also non-UK members providing services to the UK and EU.
At the end of August, I met with a number of our sibling actuarial associations in Utrecht for an extraordinary meeting of the International Actuarial Association (IAA).
For over a decade, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has provided regulatory oversight of the IFoA in the UK, through our mutual agreement following the Morris Settlement.
This months edition of the magazine has an international theme, and I wanted to use this as an opportunity to draw focus to some of the IFoAs recent global activity and plans.
The IFoAs members are increasingly diversifying into new geographies and work areas, and this brings with it fresh challenges in terms of how we carry out our regulatory role.
