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Changing of the guard

This month marks the turn of our sessional year, with the AGM, our change of president and new Council appointments. It’s a time for looking back and looking forward, as well as an important checkpoint, demonstrating our accountability to our members.
Wednesday 1st June 2022
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A year of progress

This is my final column as president – I can’t believe the year has gone so quickly! It’s been a year of ups and downs, as COVID-19 has continued to be an influence, but I’d like to focus on the good things that will make it a year to remember for me.
Wednesday 1st June 2022
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A career for all

As we approach the end of the academic year, I am proud to present this special issue of The Actuary focusing on education and careers.
Wednesday 1st June 2022
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Delivering the goods on IT infrastructure

March saw the second anniversary of the UK’s first COVID-19 lockdown, in common with much of the rest of the world
Wednesday 4th May 2022
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Times a-changing for actuaries

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.
Wednesday 4th May 2022
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Boundary shift

Welcome to the May issue. At this time of seasonal transition, we explore the scope and boundaries of our changing profession.
Wednesday 4th May 2022
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Making headway on meeting members' needs

As we cross the halfway mark in our existing strategy, our thoughts are somewhat inevitably beginning to turn to what comes next – particularly as much of our focus so far has been to get the IFoA ‘fit’ for what follows, whether that is our culture, systems, finances and so on. Our constant aim is to create and sustain a meaningful and valuable member experience for all of you as individuals and in the profession more broadly, and in a way that enables the IFoA to grow and flourish. The best starting point for this is the feedback you have given us.
Wednesday 6th April 2022
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Fostering a global community

Fostering a vibrant global community is one of the three main themes of the IFoA’s 2020-24 strategy. Wherever we are and whatever our circumstances, we should be able to count on the IFoA’s support in our careers and professional development.
Wednesday 6th April 2022
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Two years on from COVID

Welcome to this special pandemic issue of The Actuary. It seems fitting, though unfortunate, that I write this editorial having tested positive for COVID-19 myself…
Wednesday 6th April 2022
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Measuring what is valued

There is always a lot going on, and we must not lose sight of the importance of having IFoA members as our advocates. We set ourselves a target to have a positive net engagement score (NES) in our member survey at the end of 2022. The feedback from 2021 is being analysed as I write, but we have made good progress year-on-year. I am hopeful that we have the momentum and initiatives to get us there in 2022. The mean average feedback is good, but NES is a measure of advocacy, and we would like more of our members to have this deeply felt sentiment.
Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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