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Why we need to vote ‘yes’ to Chartered Actuary
Ahead of a member vote later this year, President Matt Saker writes on the proposed new Chartered Actuary designation. He explores how the proposals ensure no one loses out and why Council hold this to be a crucial step forward for the actuarial profession.
Recommended Papers: Understanding and managing climate change asset risks and opportunities
The IFoA’s Life Climate Change Working Party has a wide remit to help actuaries working in the life insurance industry understand climate change and the risks and opportunities presented by climate change.
Understanding nature-related physical risks
This is part four in a series of blogs about nature-related risk from the IFoA’s Biodiversity Working Party. In this post, we focus on nature-related physical risks by providing some examples of their different types.
National Inclusion Week: The spiky profile
To celebrate National Inclusion week, education actuary Sally Calder has written a blog series on neurodiversity, with a focus on autism. In part five, she explains the ‘spiky profile’. The six-part series covers self-identification, diagnosis, stigma, and strengths and challenges. She also highlights what we, in the spirit of inclusivity, can all do to support neurodivergent individuals.
Transition risks arising from nature-related risks
This is part five in a series of blogs about nature-related risk from the IFoA’s Biodiversity Working Party. Here we explore nature-related transition risks, and why we need to include transition risk in nature-related risk.
National Inclusion Week: Lightbulb moment
To celebrate National Inclusion week, education actuary Sally Calder has written a blog series on neurodiversity, with a focus on autism. In part four, she shares her experiences of discovering her autism. The six-part series covers self-identification, diagnosis, stigma, and strengths and challenges. She also highlights what we, in the spirit of inclusivity, can all do to support neurodivergent individuals.
National Inclusion Week: What I am is what I am
To celebrate National Inclusion week, education actuary Sally Calder has written a blog series on neurodiversity, with a focus on autism. In part two, she explores what autism means to her. The six-part series covers self-identification, diagnosis, stigma, and strengths and challenges. She also highlights what we, in the spirit of inclusivity, can all do to support neurodivergent individuals.
National Inclusion Week: How to help autistic people
To celebrate National Inclusion week, education actuary Sally Calder has written a blog series on neurodiversity, with a focus on autism. In part six, she talks about 14 ways we can all help people with autism. The six-part series covers self-identification, diagnosis, stigma, and strengths and challenges. She also highlights what we, in the spirit of inclusivity, can all do to support neurodivergent individuals.
Assessing nature-related risks
This is part three in a series of blogs about nature-related risk from the IFoA’s Biodiversity Working Party. Here we look at some examples and tools on how financial organisations can assess nature-related risks and incorporate them into risk management frameworks.
Chartered Actuary: meeting growing demand
John Taylor, Past President of the IFoA (2019-2020), tells us why he is convinced that Chartered Actuary is the right move for the actuarial profession.
The Phiatus Award: Actuaries can win £5,000 for their chosen charity
The Phiatus Award: Actuaries can win £5,000 for their chosen charity
Nature-related risks and opportunities: commonly used terms and definitions
This is the first in a series of blogs about nature-related risk from the IFoA’s Biodiversity Working Party. The Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is developing a nature-related risk and opportunities management framework. Its aim is to help financial institutions analyse their nature-related impacts and dependencies.
The greatest challenge of our time
Here we set out what climate change means for the actuarial profession, including the risks and opportunities.
Who is Liz Truss, and what does she believe?
In this latest IFoA blog, we look how the immediate objectives outlined by Prime Minister, Liz Truss play out against Truss’s world view and the political landscape that her Government faces – and looks at what they may mean for actuaries.
Comparing nature-related and climate-related risks
This is part two in a series of blogs about nature-related risk from the IFoA’s biodiversity Working Party. Both nature-related and climate-related risks are topical fields often discussed together. Here we explore the similarities and differences between these two concepts.
Geopolitical risk and securitisation markets: edge of chaos
Geopolitical risk and securitisation markets: edge of chaos
James Wilde – ‘Talk Sustainability’ Interview
Naveena James, a volunteer for the IFoA’s Sustainable Finance Community, sat down with Dr. James Wilde, Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) of Phoenix Group, the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business, to chat about sustainability.