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Who wants to live forever? Can we defy ageing?
24 February 2020
Longevity Catalysts Member Interest Group (MIG) event: Who wants to live forever? Can we defy ageing?
Speaker: Dr Aubrey de Grey, Chief Science Officer and Co-founder, SENS Foundation
Date and time: Tuesday 24 March 2020, 18.00 - 19.00, followed by drinks reception kindly sponsored by Fairbank Partners
Venue: Pension Insurance Corporation, 14 Cornhill, London, EC3V 3ND
April 2020 exam sessions update
24 February 2020
Exam entry for the April 2020 exams is now closed.
Life Conference Organising Committee 2020 - seeking additional members
14 February 2020
The Life Conference Organising Committee 2020, is seeking to recruit up to five additional members, who could be IFoA Fellows or Associates or academics with expertise in actuarial, life insurance or related fields to volunteer to join their group.
Life Conference is the largest of the annual IFoA Conferences, atracting over 1,000 delegates. This is a really rewarding and enjoyable conference to be invovled in the programming and development of, and I would really encourage you to consider applying for the committee member role,
Life Research Sub-committee update on membership and research topics
14 February 2020
The Life Research Sub-committee, is seeking to recruit up a Chair, Deputy Chair and up to two new members, who could be IFoA Fellows or Associates or academics with expertise in actuarial, life insurance or related fields to volunteer to join this Sub-committee to help drive the development of actuarial practice in the Life area. Full details of this and all volunteer opportunities can be found on our
Prediction: A Cashless Society in 2030?
13 February 2020
The world of cash has been under enormous pressure. A tense 2018 led to a tumultuous 2019: Facebook’s sudden announcement of plans to launch its Libra cryptocurrency with a consortium of companies caused consternation, uniting all regulators against the project. As the Cashless Society Working Party releases “A Cashless Society in 2019”, its author Sabrina Rochemont shares her predictions for 2030, a decade on.
Failing to respond to the Inevitable Policy Response to climate change
12 February 2020
Carbon Tracker, a financial thinktank, have recently released their report titled ‘Handbrake Turn: The cost of failing to anticipate an Inevitable Policy Response to climate change’, warning that climate policy changes could have an abrupt impact on the global oil industry by derailing fossil fuel demand. The report modelled the impact of a swift government crackdown on fossil fuels from 2024, predicting that the impact could cause the global oil price to collapse, significantly reducing the value of fossil fuel investments.
UN launches new initiative to spur private sector progress towards the SDGs
12 February 2020
The UN Global Compact recently announced SDG Ambition, an initiative that aims to provide organisations with a management framework to help them incorporate the SDGs into their business operations with just a decade to go before the 2030 deadline for the goals. It will also provide guidance on how they can measure and manage their performance against a range of targets set by the SDGs.
Edinburgh University launches Sustainable Finance programme
12 February 2020
Edinburgh University’s Business School will host the new three-part programme from April 2020 for sustainable finance practitioners. Conducted across three full days over three months, the programme combines theory with practical workshops to develop skills applicable to participants’ day-to-day work. Participants have the opportunity to learn from expert academics and practitioners as well as build sustainable finance knowledge and support networks. The course is aimed at those who are growing their experience in sustainable finance or anticipating a move into this field.
A Cashless Society in 2019
12 February 2020
The world of cash has been under enormous pressure. A tense 2018 led to a tumultuous 2019: Facebook’s sudden announcement of plans to launch its Libra cryptocurrency with a consortium of companies caused consternation, uniting all regulators against the project.
The Political Year Ahead
7 February 2020
Henry Thompson, the new Head of Public Affairs at the IFoA, takes a look back at some of 2019's highlights for policy and public affairs, and gives a glimpse of some projects to look forward to in 2020.