Scottish Board

About us

The Scottish Board consists of members elected to Council by the Scottish Constituency* as well as some co-opted members.

The Scottish Board is guided by three key purposes. These are to -

1. Encourage and develop community in the constituency;
2. Encourage and advance academic developments in Scotland; and
3. Raise the profile of the Profession in Scotland

In September 2012, The Scottish Board in collaboration with the Scottish Financial Risk Academy (SFRA)  launched The Actuarial Research Centre (ARC) in Scotland. The ARC works by supporting students from academia and the actuarial profession from around the world by providing PhD scholarships and access to academic and commercial sponsors with the right experience to oversee and guide them in their research. Find out more about this project or how you can get involved.

**NEW FOR 2013** 

As part of their remit to engage with members living and working in Scotland, the Scottish Board is launching a new initiative in 2013. This new initiative will be called “Knowledge Sharing Scotland” and will deliver technical and professional CPD training, to small (20 – 40) groups of actuaries in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling, throughout the year. More information will be available via this webpage in the coming weeks. 

At present, the Scottish Board are seeking to hear from members who would be prepared to volunteer to support this new resource either as a speaker at a future event, and or to host a lunchtime event in their office. Find out more about this volunteering opportunity>>

To find out more about where the Scottish Board sits in the Profession's Boards and Committees. Visit our governance pages.

If you would like any further information on the Scottish Board or its work, please contact the Board Secretary, Beth Montgomery.

*You are a member of the Scottish Constituency if you were a Faculty member or student prior to merger, or have joined or switched over post merger. Members may opt to switch from General Constituency to Scottish Constituency or vice versa at their own discretion (subject to certain criteria being met to join the Scottish Constituency).

Local events

Wed 26 June 17:30 Quality Assurance Scheme for Organisations 

The IFoA recently launched a consultation on a Quality Assurance Scheme for Organisations. The proposals recognise the crucial role of employers in influencing the culture, policies and expectations within which actuaries work.
A meeting to discuss the proposals will be held at Maclaurin House, 18 Dublin Street, Edinburgh EH1 3PP from 17:30 hrs on Wednesday 26 June. Refreshments will be served from 17:00 hrs.
In order for us to gauge participant numbers, we should be grateful if you could please inform us via email to karen.cross@actuaries.org.uk if you are planning to attend this meeting.
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 Knowledge Sharing Scotland (KSS) events - View full programme 

Our Changing Future (OCF) talks - View full programme.

Faculty of Actuaries Students' Society (FASS) events - View full programme

Glasgow Actuarial Students' Society (GASS) events - View full programme

*Please note: As part of our corporate membership of the David Hume Institute we are able to access a limited number of free places to their events. We make these places available to our members on a first come first served basis.  Please contact Daniel de Búrca in our Public Affairs team if you would like to attend one of the DHI events.

The Scottish Actuaries' Club

The Scottish Actuaries’ Club is a dining club for actuaries working in Scotland or working outside Scotland but with Scottish connections. The Club normally holds dinners after each sessional research meeting of the Profession in Scotland (ie what were previously known as Faculty Sessional Meetings), usually in the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh. The main purpose of the dinners is to allow members to eat well and socialise. However, they also provide the opportunity for members to discuss the topics of the Meeting in a relaxed way and to meet the presenters of the papers. More information>>

Contact the Scottish Actuaries' Club 

Members of the Scottish Board

There are currently ten members of the Scottish Constituency on Council plus further non-Council members who together make up the Scottish Board. They are;

Leader - Martin Potter* (Hymans Robertson)

Deputy Leader (jointly) - Alan Watson* & Gordon Wood*

Ordinary members;

• Kenny Tindall
• Keith Miller
• Mike Dick*
• Gordon Wood*
• Suzanne Vaughan*
• Donald Macleod*
• Alan Rubenstein*
• Carole Ryden*
• Andrew Sinclair
• David Hare
• Benny Higgins*
• Andrew Rear

* Board members who currently represent the Scottish Constituency on Council

Secretary to the Board - Beth Montgomery

Website/Associated links 

The Scottish Board also has its own Scottish Constituency Community on the Profession's website, which all members are invited to join. Here, members can start and contribute to, discussion threads as well as viewing the Board's full Terms of Reference and other documents.

Scottish Board Annual Report 2012-2013 - View full report