Application closing date: 25 May
The IFoA is seeking to appoint both IFoA members and suitably experienced non-members to join the new Geopolitical Risk Task and Finish Group in the finance and investment practice area.
The global order has shifted from relative co operation to an environment defined by growing confrontation and fragmentation. Geopolitical risks have always had the capacity to disrupt financial markets and the broader macroeconomic landscape. But today their likelihood of crystallising is materially higher, driven by heightened interstate tension, economic coercion and weakening multilateral structures. These risks now command far greater attention from governments and financial institutions, as their impacts are faster, more far reaching and more structurally significant than in past decades.
The Geopolitical Risk Task and Finish Group has been set up to provide actuaries working in the finance and investment practice area the opportunity to explore geopolitical risks relevant to their work, with a view to publishing a series of articles on specific risks for the benefit of the wider actuarial profession.
Volunteers will write articles on a topic of their choosing. It is expected most volunteers will work independently, though authors could work together on an article if that is preferred. Volunteers may also be asked to peer review other articles produced by the group. How many articles volunteers write is up to them. Articles will be published in a series over a period of roughly 6 months.
The group will be administered by members of the Finance and Investment Research Sub-Committee.
They will support volunteers where required (for example, by liaising with the IFoA), ensure there is not significant overlap in topics, and help co-ordinate peer review.
It is not expected that group meetings will be held. Instead, volunteers will work directly with members of the sub-committee.
Volunteers will:
There may also be opportunities to present their topic, for example on an IFoA webinar, if this would be of interest.
We are looking for volunteers who:
As the work will largely be done independently, there is no specific time commitment beyond what the volunteer is prepared to spend.
If you are interested in this role and would like an informal conversation before applying, please email us at engagement.team@actuaries.org.uk.
If you have read all the above and would like to apply, please send us:
Please email all the above to engagement.team@actuaries.org.uk. Please note, we are unable to accept late applications.
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