SA6 learning portal: actuarial standards

Actuarial standards

Following the restructuring of the FRC on 2 July 2012, the BAS no longer exists.

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries is responsible for the setting of ethical actuarial standards. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is responsible for the setting of technical actuarial standards. The guidance listed here is referred to in the 2013 Core Reading but does not necessarily represent the current position.

• Technical actuarial standards can be found on the FRC's website

• Additional helpful guidance material about the TASs can be found here

• The Actuaries' Code

• Actuarial Profession Regulatory framework
• Actuarial Profession Constitutional framework
• Actuarial Professional Standards Directory
• Information and Assistance Notes (IANs)
• Actuarial Profession standards decision tree
• International Actuarial Standards of Practice (IASPs)

• Institute and Faculty of Actuaries as Designated Professional Body
• DPB Handbook
• Authorised Professional Firms (APFs) (FSA outline of DPB-regulated firms)
• Financial Services Authority: FSA Handbook

• (including) Principles for Business

The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers

• The Takeover Code