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IFoA adult social care roundtable
On 2 July, the IFoA Social Care Working Party hosted a hybrid roundtable event of social care experts at Staple Inn, London. We had broad representation from the IFoA, ABI, Age UK, Alzheimer’s Scotland, Care England, Equity Release Council, The Health Foundation, Nuffield Trust, LSE, My Care Consultant, and Partners in Care and Health (ADASS/LGA).
From deaths of despair to lives of hope?
Matthew Edwards, editor of the IFoA Longevity Bulletin, outlines some of the mortality implications of common aspects of poor mental health.
Pension scheme mortality – an update on the pandemic, and a look at the new S4 mortality tables
The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) Self-administered Pension Schemes (SAPS) Committee has published its latest annual analysis of the mortality experience of members of UK defined benefit pension schemes. This covers the period 2015-2022 and is the first experience analysis following the release of the S4 Series mortality tables.
New actuarial regulation proposals welcome - but the devil is in the detail
Most would be forgiven for not quite making it through all 232 pages of the UK Government’s White Paper on ‘Restoring Trust in Audit and Corporate Governance’ - but those who persevered to pages 198 to 205 will have seen that, in addition to a new regulatory system proposed for the audit and accounting professions, there are changes planned for the way in which UK actuaries will be regulated, blogs Emma Gilpin, Head of Regulatory Policy, IFoA.
Neurodiversity and the actuarial profession
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.
Autism and my actuarial career
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.
Social Protection initiatives and COVID-19 in Africa
A variety of experts in Africa have reflected on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic at a recent IFoA webinar, blogs IFoA Fellow Chris Sutton.
Covid-19: Leading experts reflect on how data was used in the pandemic
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.