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FTSE data
1 June 2011
The gilts and equities information service is not available at present on the Profession's website. The ft.com/marketsdata archive offers Financial Times reports of indices to select by date and download.
Council election and AGM update
25 May 2011
The deadline for receipt of nomination forms to stand for election to Council closed at 16.00 BST on Monday 23 May 2011.
Whistleblowing guides published
4 April 2011
The Actuarial Profession has published two guides that look at whistleblowing. The first guide is aimed at actuaries and the second approaches the issue from the point of view of those organisations that employ actuaries.
Pensions Actuarial Profession Standards go live
1 April 2011
Following publication on 1 March 2011, the following Actuarial Profession Standards take effect on 1 April 2011:
Martin Weale's speech to the Actuarial Profession
30 March 2011
Martin Weale, Honorary Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, gave a speech to a meeting of the Actuarial Profession on 29 March 2011.
Consultation on the discount rate used to set up unfunded public service pension contributions.
7 March 2011
The Actuarial Profession's response to HM Treasury's consultation on the discount rate used to set up unfunded public service pension contributions can be read here.
Actuarial Profession Standards update for pensions actuaries
2 March 2011
The Actuarial Profession has published two new Actuarial Profession Standards (APSs) for pensions actuaries: Version 1.0 of APS P1: Duties and responsibilities of pensions actuaries and version 1.0 of APS P2: compliance review:
BAS publishes new Technical Actuarial Standard (TAS)
18 February 2011
The Board for Actuarial Standards (BAS) has published a new Technical Actuarial Standard (TAS) covering work performed by actuaries for trust-based funeral plans (TAS FP).
News from the Financial Reporting Council, February 2011
10 February 2011
New from the Financial Report Council, February 2011.
Worshipful Company of Actuaries lecture: The World Needs Actuaries
7 February 2011
Ronnie Bowie, President of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries will deliver the Worshipful Company of Actuaries lecture at Heriot Watt University on 10 February 2010.