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Government needs to ensure automatic enrolment provides adequate savings in retirement
3 February 2016
In its response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee’s inquiry on automatic enrolment (AE), the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) makes three key recommendations for the Government to build on the success of AE to-date to increase the numbers of people saving into a pension.
CERA: the Globally-Recognised Risk Management Credential Reaches 3,000
2 February 2016
The CERA Global Association (CGA) is pleased to announce that Chu Lee has become the 3,000th person to earn the prestigious CERA (Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary) credential.
Mortality and Longevity Seminar 2016
22 January 2016
Mortality and Longevity Seminar 2016. 25 February, Royal College of Physicians, London
Updating member records. Help us to help you
18 January 2016
To enable us to give you the best possible support by offering you relevant CPD opportunities, we want to make sure that we have accurate data about the fields that Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) members are working in and the roles they perform.
You told us #WhatActuariesDo - Now make your #ActuarialPitch
18 January 2016
Last year Council asked IFoA members to tweet inspiring definitions of #WhatActuariesDo. The response was superb, and we now want your help in taking these ideas one step further.
Council has selected some favourite tweets, listed below, to inspire you to make a short #ActuarialPitch video that really sells the benefits of actuarial skills to employers.
Your #ActuarialPitch should be no more than 30 seconds long and can be as serious or as lighthearted as you want. Just make your message loud and clear!
Careers events in Singapore and Malaysia
15 January 2016
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) will be attending careers events in Singapore and Malaysia in the coming months.
Letter to the Financial Times - With access to the facts, voters can make Brexit decision
15 January 2016
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) submitted a letter to the editor of the Financial Times, which has been published today, 15 January 2016, in response to Martin Wolf's recent column A vote for Brexit is a leap into the abyss.
What impact do ageing populations have on asset values? New research planned
14 January 2016
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) will co-sponsor international research on the impact ageing populations have on asset values over long time periods and consider the potential impact on large pension plans in Canada, the UK and the United States. The research will be conducted by the University of Waterloo (Canada) and the University of Kent (UK).
What Career Live?
12 January 2016
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) is excited to be attending a new large careers exhibition at Birmingham's NEC centre next month to promote a career as an actuary to young people.
London members’ lounge temporarily closed
5 January 2016
The members’ lounge of the London office at Holborn Gate will be temporarily closed on Monday and Tuesday 11 and 12 January 2016