News
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Member event at the East Asian Actuarial Conference (EAAC) - 16 October 2013
An event for members will be held at the EAAC on Wednesday 16 October 18.00 – 19.00 at the Rock Bar Terrace, Resort World Sentosa.If you would like to attend, please contact Chantal Voisin on Chantal.Voisin@actuaries.org.uk’ ... read more >>
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Six-monthly update on mortality and longevity in the UK
Download the six-monthly update. ... read more >>
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A world full of data. Statistics opportunities across A-level subjects
Read the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' and Royal Statistical Society's research report outlining the need to equip our young people with statistical literacy skills and the opportunities for statistics to enhance and enrich subjects across the ... read more >>
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Lord Mayor's Show, Lunch and Fireworks - Saturday 9 November 2013
This is a special year for the WCA with Adrian Waddingham, a past Master of the WCA, holding the significant position in the City of London of Sherriff. He will ride in one of the official carriages. The Master, Wardens and Clerk of the WCA ... read more >>
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Exposure Draft ED31 – The Actuary as an Expert
The proposals introduce a cross practice Actuarial Profession Standard (APS) for actuaries acting as experts in legal proceedings together with an accompanying Guide for members. ... read more >>
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Martin Potter, Chair of the IFoA’s Scottish Board, comments on the publication by the Scottish Government of a report into pension provision in an independent Scotland
The IFoA will provide further comment on this paper in due-course If you require any further editorial assistance please contact the media team at the IFoA on 020 7632 1487. The IFoA is an independent chartered professional body, with over 25,000 members ... read more >>
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Nick Salter, President-elect of the IFoA comments on the OFT's report on DC workplace pensions market
Active Member Discounts (AMDs) “AMDs may have been designed to protect the interests of the majority of pension scheme members, but in today’s world few employees work for one employer for the entirety of their working lives and AMDs are now less ... read more >>
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CERA seminar
More information about the seminar and the application form ... read more >>
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Periodic Payment Orders Working Party: survey of members' views
We now want to hear what actuaries themselves think. We want to understand if you know about them, if you care about them, what concerns you may have, and whether you would like further information, guidance or suport from the IFoA. Whether you ... read more >>
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CMI publishes 2013 mortality projections
The Working Paper also summarises the responses to the recent consultation on the future of the Model and the CMI Library of Mortality Projections and outlines the Committee’s reaction and planned next steps. An updated version of the User Guide has ... read more >>
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Access arrangements for September 2013 exams
This has been made necessary due to operational circumstances beyond our control. Details will be confirmed with individual candidates early next week. ... read more >>
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Professionalism skills for experienced actuaries
We would welcome any feedback on this new approach to delivering professional skills training - please send your comments to professional.skills@actuaries.org.uk. Read more about professional skills training for experienced actuaries online, and ... read more >>
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Help needed at our careers events
We are looking for volunteers at all levels of qualification.If you would be interested in getting involved, please look at the events we are attending this year on our careers events webpage, and then contact Jenni Hughes, with a note of which ... read more >>
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International Actuarial Association Mortality Working Group (IAAMWG) - first report
The IAAMWG is a group of volunteers who study mortality and monitor studies completed by other organisations worldwide, focusing on the impact on insurance products (including life, pension and living benefits) or on government or world organisation (such ... read more >>
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Subject CA2 - online exam
The entry criteria are still in place and to take CA2 you must have passed, or been exempted from, all the CT subjects. Previously the online exam was available only to UK based retakers, and to all overseas students holding the prerequisite exams. ... read more >>
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IFoA response to Transport Select Committee report released today
"If measures to reduce fraud and exaggeration were successful, these could lead to reductions in insurance claim costs of 3–15%. However these decreases could soon be offset by inflation in compensation for other types of claim, which is currently ... read more >>
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September exams for subjects CT5, CT7 and ST5
For these three subjects we are undertaking a further trial of the electronic marking of exam scripts. Our aim is to investigate the benefits of electronic script marking to see whether or not this is a solution for the future. What does this mean for ... read more >>
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David Hare, President of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) comments on the PPIs research on UK Pensions Tax Relief released today.
“The report highlights evidence to support the view that higher rate tax payers do best out of the present system. ... read more >>
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Independent Financial Advisers' Member Interest Group (IFA MIG)
This MIG will be of interest to: ... read more >>