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Professionalism for Experienced Members - What counts as Stage 3 activities?
23 September 2016
Look out for new Professional Skills video case studies and online content which will be released on 30 September 2016. These materials have been developed for the current CPD year and are designed to help members meet the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' (IFoA’s) Stage 3 Professional Skills Training (PST) for Experienced Members. Details of scheduled face-to-face PST events will be available on the PST Stage 3 events page.
Nominations sought for the award of Gold and Finlaison Medals and Honorary Fellowship
20 September 2016
Members are invited to nominate eligible individuals for Honorary Fellowship of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), and the award of Gold and Finlaison Medals. Nominations received by 9 December will be considered for the 2017 elections.
Big data? Predictive analytics? Machine learning? Where are you in the data science universe? Complete our member survey
19 September 2016
The Modelling, Analytics and Insights from Data (MAID) working party was set up earlier this year to understand the latest developments in the data science universe and what the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) could do to support its members in this ever-evolving environment.
Find out about the long-term benefits of investing in forestry
15 September 2016
Consider this unusual long-term investment opportunity if you are looking for good returns with low risk.
QAS accreditation awarded to Pensions and Actuarial Services Limited
14 September 2016
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has awarded the Quality Assurance Scheme (QAS) accreditation to Pensions and Actuarial Services Limited after their successful application for inclusion in the flagship scheme.
International Actuarial Association Mortality Group
6 September 2016
The International Actuarial Association Mortality Working Group has produced an Update providing access to the minutes and all the papers and presentations from its last meeting.
Partial Regulation: overseas Fellows and Associates
5 September 2016
The 2016-2017 Certificate of Eligibility is now available for overseas Fellow and Associate members.
CMI publishes further detail on its consultation on the CMI Mortality Projections Model
31 August 2016
The CMI has proposed changes to the Mortality Projections Model, described in Working Paper 90.
Telephone contact with the Oxford office
25 August 2016
We are currently experiencing technical problems with the telephone lines to the Oxford office. This is being investigated and we hope it will be resolved shortly
Reading time rules will be changing for the September 2016 exam session
24 August 2016
All CT, CA1, ST and SA exams now have 15 minutes reading time at the start, but there are some rules about what you can and can’t use this time for.
Reading time aims to give you a chance to read the exam paper in full, to plan the order in which you will approach the questions, and to consider how to structure your answers.
The new rules are given below, and will take effect from the September 2016 session. These apply to all subjects.