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Today's Professional Skills Webinars: Ethics for Actuaries
22 June 2017
Notice for members joining today's Professional Skills webinars:
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If you continue to experience issues with joining the webinar, please call the team on: +44 (0)20 7632 2142
Newly elected Honorary Fellows of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
8 June 2017
Fellows and Associates were recently asked by Council to vote on the election of new Honorary Fellows of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).
Are you nearly ready to qualify? Have you completed your work-based skills?
7 June 2017
If you are waiting for your final exam results you need to start preparing your work-based skills documents for their final sign-off
To help prevent any delays in qualifying you need to make sure that the documents you submit to us have been completed correctly.
We find some regular issues with students’ learning logs, so please take a moment to ensure that you avoid these. We can then finalise your qualification as quickly as possible for you.
You need to make sure that
Ramp up your CPD with IFoA research resources
2 June 2017
Looking for some high quality learning opportunities as the CPD year-end approaches?Page - ARC Webinar Series 2017
Students: do you need to record any Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
1 June 2017
As a student member you may need to record your Professional Skills Training (PST) in your online CPD record
IFoA Council Elections 2017 - voting open
31 May 2017
Voting in this year’s Council Elections is now open.
QAS accreditation awarded to Cartwright Group Limited (actuarial services)
24 May 2017
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has awarded the Quality Assurance Scheme (QAS) accreditation to Cartwright Group Limited (actuarial services) after its successful application for inclusion in the flagship scheme.
Reminder to vote: Proposal to elect five new Honorary Fellows to the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
19 May 2017
Five eminent individuals are being put forward for election as Honorary Fellows of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).
If you have not already done so, please remember to cast your vote.
Life Board seeks deputy chair and members
15 May 2017
The Life Board is currently seeking a deputy chair and members to support their strategy going forward.
Risk Alert: Climate-Related Risks
12 May 2017
Actuaries should ensure that they understand, and are clear in communicating, the extent to which they have taken account of climate-related risks in any relevant decisions, calculations or advice.
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Investors favour a 'clean Brexit'
Added: Thu, 22/06/2017 - 18:15One year on since the EU referendum and the majority of personal investors believe the government should be prepared to walk away from Brexit negotiations rather than end up with a bad deal. -
Data protection regulation to hit firms with €4.7bn in fines
Added: Thu, 22/06/2017 - 17:00European financial institutions are forecast to breach incoming General Data Protection Regulation at least 384 times in the first three years of its implementation. -
Oil and gas leaders back carbon tax
Added: Thu, 22/06/2017 - 13:25BP, Shell, Total, and ExonMobil have all backed proposals for a gradually rising and revenue-neutral carbon tax in order to significantly reduce carbon emissions. -
Queen's Speech: Crackdown on whiplash claims while pension plans shelved
Added: Wed, 21/06/2017 - 15:39New rules will be introduced to crack down on fraudulent whiplash claims, it was announced in the Queen's speech this morning. -
Firms driven by purpose over profit
Added: Wed, 21/06/2017 - 13:56Only 15% of business leaders worldwide believe their companies' main purpose is to maximise shareholder value, according to a report by EY released today. -
IFoA announce gender diversity mentoring scheme
Added: Tue, 20/06/2017 - 18:04A pioneering mentoring scheme has been designed to address a lack of gender diversity at senior levels of the actuarial profession, with support from the Institute and faculty of Actuaries (IFoA). -
Ability to meet DB pension obligations at lowest point since recession
Added: Tue, 20/06/2017 - 14:42FTSE350 firms are finding it harder to fulfil their defined benefit (DB) pension obligations now than at any point since 2009, according to research by PwC. -
UK GDP and investment forecasts upgraded
Added: Tue, 20/06/2017 - 12:35The CBI projects that UK GDP will increase by 1.6% this year and 1.4% in 2018, up from its November forecasts of 1.3% and 1.1% respectively. -
Longer working lives could boost economy by £80bn
Added: Tue, 20/06/2017 - 10:50The UK could boost its GDP by £80bn if the employment rate among its older workers was as high as it is in Sweden, according to research by PwC released today. -
Global CO2 emissions to peak in 2026
Added: Mon, 19/06/2017 - 17:00CO2 emissions from power generation will peak in 2026, and be 4% lower in 2040 than they were last year, according to a new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).