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Antibiotic resistance responsible for around 50,000 deaths per year in Europe and US
19 May 2016
Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England, states that the golden age of antibiotics which the world has taken for granted for well over fifty years has ended.
IFoA comments on the Queen's Speech
18 May 2016
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) comments on the contents of the Queen’s Speech delivered today (18 May).
LLMA and IFoA appoint Macquarie University to lead on basis risk project
17 May 2016
The Life & Longevity Markets Association (LLMA) and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has announced the appointment of a research team led by Macquarie University to develop a method of assessing basis risk for longevity transactions.
There is no one-size-fits-all way to communicate risk
5 May 2016
Government and health professionals should relook at how they are communicating heath-related risks, according to Sir David Spiegelhalter, Winton professor for the public understanding of risk at the University of Cambridge.
UK falling behind on new infrastructure investment
29 April 2016
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has today (29 April 2016) released a report on the widening gap in infrastructure investment that states the UK is falling behind other G7 countries.
Fewer than 1 in 5 are likely to cash in their annuity
26 April 2016
According to a YouGov survey commissioned by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) released today (26 April) two thirds of UK pensioners surveyed (68%) report that they would be unlikely to cash in their annuity for a lump sum.
Diversity in business up for discussion at successful panel event
20 April 2016
Morton Fraser LLP and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) co-hosted a joint panel event last week (14th April) entitled “Leading by Example: Diversity in Business”. Around 60 delegates attended the event at Morton Fraser’s Edinburgh office, which was heavily oversubscribed and held as part of Morton Fraser’s Business Women’s Network and the IFoA’s work on promoting diversity.
Marjorie Ngwenya is new President-elect of Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
12 April 2016
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) announced today (12 April) that Marjorie Ngwenya has been elected as the next President-elect of the IFoA. Marjorie will take up her position as President-elect in June 2016, when Colin Wilson becomes the new President, taking over from Fiona Morrison.
IFoA announces first organisations accredited to Quality Assurance Scheme
12 April 2016
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) announced today (12 April) the first organisations to be accredited to their flagship Quality Assurance Scheme (QAS).
Pensions Freedoms one year on – Over 55s divided on whether they are a good thing
4 April 2016
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) commissioned research of the British population over 55 on their views of the pensions freedoms for the first anniversary of the reforms coming into force on 6th April.