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As we come to the end of Pride month, Rajinder Poonian, actuarial consultant in life insurance modelling and member of the IFoA’s Diversity Action Group, has been reflecting on what we, as actuaries and within the insurance industry, can do to be more inclusive.

Actuary and neurodiversity consultant, Alicja Nocon, shares her personal experience of working as an actuary on the autism spectrum as part of our series of blogs on neurodiversity in the profession.

What does a Derivatives Risk Manager/Trader do?
A Derivatives Risk Manager/Trader helps insurers to hedge capital market risks within their asset-liability portfolio using financial derivatives contracts. An insurer’s hedging objective ...

Actuary and neurodiversity consultant, Alicja Nocon, marks Autistic Pride Day (18 June) with a short guide to the value of neurodiversity to the financial services sector.

Edwin Sheaf, Practitioner Member of Regulatory Board, writes on why the shape of the IFoA’s Practising Certificates (PC) Scheme is something that should interest all members.

Eminent experts in statistics and data explain how they dealt with the unprecedented demand generated by the Covid-19 pandemic, discuss the validity of the 'follow the science' slogan, and reflect on the lessons learnt from a year of unprecedented change.

What do you do working in Insurance Solutions?
Working in Insurance Solutions is a client centric role with my primary objective being to best understand our clients’ focuses and targets ...

Martin Friel speaks to several actuaries about the dramatic impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on their work

A Portfolio Manager is responsible for investing money on behalf of clients. My team’s focus is on Cashflow Driven Investing (CDI), which is the concept of investing in portfolios of assets that behave like pension scheme liabilities, thereby reducing risk and ensuring the asset portfolios generate the cashflows needed to pay pensions.

In the context of an asset manager and in simple terms, business development is about winning new clients and developing mandates with existing clients.  (It is a fancy way of calling it sales!)  It involves understanding the marketplace of asset owners (e.g. pension schemes) and what investment objectives they may be working towards.

Nick Spencer, Chair of the IFoA Sustainability Board, provides insight to the latest sessional meeting on Biodiversity, and shares where you can find out more on this important topic.

The IFoA's Head of Public Affairs, Henry Thompson, breaks down the UK Government's legislative agenda following the Queen's Speech 2021.