IFoA

It’s just over one month until we hold our first in-person, cross-practice IFoA Conference for two years.

Are you a Fellow with an interest in professional discipline and standards? If so, would you be interested in joining our pool of actuary panel members?

In March, the IFoA made its third appearance within a year in front of a UK parliamentary committee.

March saw the second anniversary of the UK’s first COVID-19 lockdown, in common with much of the rest of the world

During the past year or so I have spoken about how much the world, the actuarial profession and the IFoA have changed throughout my career. I’ve seen fax take over from telex, only to be displaced by email and the web. Instant messaging and video calls are normal, rather than sci-fi fantasies. Spreadsheets appeared, dominated, and now compete with more powerful data analytic tools. It really is a different world today, and yesterday’s skillset isn’t adequate to deal with it.

People and society news: May

Stephen Mann outlines some of the things the IFoA is doing to further its commitment to diversity and inclusion

The inaugural IFoA Conference is taking place on 22–23 June. We’re delighted to be back and look forward to welcoming you to our first in-person, cross-practice conference. By attending in-person, you will have an opportunity to choose from two days of technical, thought-provoking sessions, as well as being able to interact with the speakers and network with peers within the exhibition area. If you can’t join us in-person, a virtual conference ticket is also available.

In 2021, the IFoA continued the tradition of awarding prizes for outstanding performance in examinations.

The IFoA Review Team has published its fourth report Funeral Plan Trusts: A thematic review report on the advice of actuaries (www.actuaries.org.uk/funeral plantrustsreview2022).