Events calendar

This teleconference will be presented by Valerie du Preez and Rachael McNaughton

Most DB pension space actuaries use compound interest over long periods. Since gaining his FIA, speaker Jon Spain has been (and remains) puzzled by how discount rates should sensibly be set (depending upon the purpose). Having tried to find a way of defining the problem using an off-market approach (as opposed to mark-to-market) for long-term entities, he eventually realised that using discount rates is actually the problem.

Should DB actuaries be using something else? Join him at this breakfast event and let him explain …

The theme of this year’s annual briefing is: Lifelong Learning – fit for the future

This event is primarily for volunteer CPD Co-ordinators, who attend to represent their organisation. CPD Co-ordinators play a key role in effective engagement between organisations who employ our members and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).

Organisations with three or more qualified actuaries are encouraged by the IFoA to appoint a CPD Co-ordinator. This is an IFoA recommendation.

The SIAS Annual General Meeting will take place at 5.45pm on Tuesday 6 November and will be followed by a discussion on the Future of the Actuarial Profession at 6pm.

Registration NOW OPEN for the IFoA's forthcoming Autumn Lecture with speaker and former Financial Services Secretary (sometimes referred to as City Minister) in HM treasury, Lord Myners.

This event is also being live streamed online and is available to members and non members. Please register here to book for the live stream.

This talk will outline the structure of deals to date in the Dutch market, the challenges in determining the Solvency 2 capital treatment and the work done by the Longevity Risk Transfer Working Party of the Dutch Insurance Association, a proposal for a method for quantification of Basis Risk based on a recent paper “Basis Risk in Index Based Longevity Hedges: A Guide for Longevity Hedgers” by Cairns & El Boukfaoui, and implications for the future both in terms of the UK market and further academic research.

This talk will explore on the potential opportunities for actuaries given developments in AI, in traditional and wider fields. What might they be and how do we harness and create them? Do we need to evolve to stay relevant? Against a backdrop of broader technological developments, this session will explore audience views and ideas. The aim is to get us all thinking and talking about how we can embrace and lead technology change for a better future for our clients, society and for long and prosperous careers.

These seminars cover current issues and highlights in the UK pensions sector.

This event will be chaired by former IFoA President Colin Wilson and include structured roundtable discussions, likely to cover:

Speaker Lisa Altmann Richer will draw on the latest developments in machine learning and big data to present a framework for how predictive analytics could be used to help improve the forecasting of demand for health care services.

A 2 hour CPD event designed to meet the IFoA’s Stage 3 Professional Skills Training under the IFoA’s CPD Scheme 2018/2019.  This session is suitable for actuaries working in any area (i.e. it is not specifically aimed at Pensions, GI or any other technical discipline) and is interactive, so you should come along prepared to take part in the discussions.

This talk will introduce a new pension contract that protects customers from adverse asset price movements, while keeping the potential of positive returns.  It has a transparent structure and clear  distribution rule, which can be easily understood by the customer. By comparing with other pensions contracts under a behavioural model (the Cumulative Prospect Theory), we show that this new contract can be the optimal choice for customers.

This talk will be given by Ian McKeever, and provides a different take on the problem of investment after retirement.

These seminars cover current issues and highlights in the UK pensions sector.

A 2 hour CPD event designed to meet the IFoA’s Stage 3 Professional Skills Training under the IFoA’s CPD Scheme 2018/2019.  This session is suitable for actuaries working in any area (i.e. it is not specifically aimed at Pensions, GI or any other technical discipline) and is interactive, so you should come along prepared to take part in the discussions.

A 2 hour CPD event designed to meet the IFoA’s Stage 3 Professional Skills Training under the IFoA’s CPD Scheme 2018/2019.  This session is suitable for actuaries working in any area (i.e. it is not specifically aimed at Pensions, GI or any other technical discipline) and is interactive, so you should come along prepared to take part in the discussions.

A 2 hour CPD event designed to meet the IFoA’s Stage 3 Professional Skills Training under the IFoA’s CPD Scheme 2018/2019.  This session is suitable for actuaries working in any area (i.e. it is not specifically aimed at Pensions, GI or any other technical discipline) and is interactive, so you should come along prepared to take part in the discussions.