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The World Is Failing to Tackle the Biodiversity Crisis
13 October 2020
Nature is declining at an unsustainable rate, with consequences for business, the economy and humanity. A recent Swiss Re Institute report found that 55% of global GDP is moderately or highly dependent on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Despite the gravity of the situation, none of the 2020 global biodiversity targets will be met. In this article, Travis Elsum, an actuary at L&G, explores the drivers of, and solutions to, biodiversity loss and argues that the biodiversity and climate crises must be addressed together.
Mind the Gap – The Australian Actuaries Intergenerational Equity Index
13 October 2020
In order to help us to understand how intergenerational equity is changing over time, the Australian Actuaries Intergenerational Equity Index (AAIEI) tracks and assesses 24 indicators across six broad domains that relate to wealth and wellbeing (Economic and fiscal, Housing, Health and disability, Social, Education and Environment). Published by the Actuaries Institute, this report unpacks the trends in the underlying domains and indicators that drive the numbers.
An update from the latest Life Board Meeting from the Chair, Karen Brolly
13 October 2020
The Life Board meets five times a year and our last meeting was held around the virtual table on 23 September with the usual packed agenda and I thought I would share a summary of our discussions. I have recently taken on the Chair of the Life Board from Colin Dutkiewicz, who expertly chaired for the last two years.
The economic impacts of COVID-19: Digest 2
13 October 2020
Volunteers of the ICAT workstream F&I1 and the Economics MIG have joined forces to produce the following ‘round-up’ of activity capturing interesting news and events over the last month.
This is the second of regular updates which will be showcased in the ICAT Newsletter which goes out monthly with links on the Economics MIG webpage, so do look out for these.
Member Survey 2020
12 October 2020
Help us transform the IFoA - Share your views in our 2020 Member Survey
Stephen Mann, our Chief Executive Officer, explains how your feedback has been the driving force behind improvements we have made to your membership experience, and how you can continue to make an impact on your professional body.
2020 Party Conferences
8 October 2020
In this blog, Head of Public Affairs, Henry Thompson, and Policy and Public Affairs Assistant, Katy Litte, recap the highlights from the 2020 party conference season.
CMI says third quarter mortality in line with pre-COVID trend
6 October 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) is publishing frequent UK mortality analysis through its mortality monitor. The latest update covers weeks 37 to 39 of 2020 (5 to 25 September) based on provisional England & Wales deaths data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 6 October 2020.
Longevity Bulletin: The pharmacology issue
2 October 2020
Matthew Edwards, editor of the IFoA’s Longevity Bulletin, outlines the latest edition, ‘The Pharmacology Issue’, which is available to read now.
April 2020 Examinations Summary
2 October 2020
Congratulations to all our candidates, who passed examinations in our April 2020 examination session. Your success is all the more remarkable for being achieved during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
We would like to thank all our candidates for their patience and understanding as we moved from centre-based examinations to online delivery in April during what were unprecedented global circumstances.
Recording your CPD and Reflective Practice Discussions
1 October 2020
We are delighted to announce that the new CPD recording system is now available for members who choose to maintain their CPD records online in their personal IFoA record.
As well as the usual features in the CPD recording system, you can now add your CPD activities along with a description of your learning need or objective that you had identified at the outset. The outcome of the activity and the need that was addressed by the activity can also be captured, which will help to support your Reflective Practice Discussions.