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JFAR Review: Group Think
24 June 2016
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), on behalf of the Joint Forum on Actuarial Regulation (JFAR), has carried out a thematic review on Group Think pursuant to its Risk Perspective work.
The review reports on its findings and should be of interest to both members and the wider public.
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The IFoA welcomes any feedback - comments should be sent to Kirsten Mavor.
CMI publishes consultation on the CMI Mortality Projections Model
22 June 2016
The CMI has proposed changes to the Mortality Projections Model, described in Working Paper 90.
Actuary voted a top job - again!
21 June 2016
Reading, writing and arithmetic are the cornerstones of education. Of the three “Rs”, it’s “rithmatic” that makes for the best careers in this year’s 2016 CareerCast.com 28th annual Jobs Rated report.
Council Elections - Voting is now closed
21 June 2016
Voting in this year’s Council Elections is now closed.
EU Referendum, lower migration is detrimental for the State Pension system – but can be mitigated
20 June 2016
In this webcast the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) explains recently commissioned IFoA research 'The Impact of Possible Migration Scenarios After 'Brexit' on the State Pension System.'
The Data Science Universe - Seminar and insights
16 June 2016
The IFoA’s Modelling, Analytics and Insights from Data (MAID) working party hosted its inaugural seminar on 11 May 2016. Discussing the topic of the ‘Data Science Universe’ it encompassed the themes of big data, machine learning, and predictive analytics. The emerging trend and rapid development of the Data Science Universe, its methodologies and their practice, makes it a pressing subject. The profession needs to fully understand any implications so that strategies can be developed and aligned across the profession.
Annual General Meeting 2016 and Presidential Address
8 June 2016
Notice is hereby provided that the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' AGM 2016 will be held on 23 June at 16.30 BST.
The future of the CMI Mortality Projections Model
8 June 2016
The CMI Mortality Projections Committee has been reviewing the responsiveness of the current CMI Model to new data and developing alternative methods for projecting mortality. It intends to release a working paper in June outlining proposed changes to the Model.
Earn while you learn. An actuarial apprenticeship's story
7 June 2016
Do you have an aptitude for mathematics and analytics? If the answer is yes, then the CAA professional qualification might be right for you.
Nominations invited by the IACA for the Geoffrey Heywood Award
31 May 2016
Nominations are invited by the IACA for the Young Consulting Actuary High Achievement Award, which is named the Geoffrey Heywood Award in honour of the founding Chairman of the International Association of Consulting Actuaries (IACA), Geoffrey Heywood.
The Geoffrey Heywood Award will be given to a young consulting actuary who has provided significant services to the public and the actuarial profession.