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- EU Referendum Debate
- The Elephant in the Room: The Diversity Questions You've Always Wanted to Ask
The Elephant in the Room: The Diversity Questions You've Always Wanted to Ask
A discussion session providing a rare chance to share experiences and consider how to tackle issues. Subjects ranged from ways to permeate old boys’ networks, how diversity is about more than gender, and why women still struggle to progress to the top and leave the profession far earlier than men.
- Leading by Example: Diversity in Business
Leading by Example: Diversity in Business
As part of a series of IFoA events focusing on diversity, the IFoA joined forces with Morton Fraser LLP to co-host a joint panel event (14th April) entitled “Leading by Example: Diversity in Business”. Around 60 delegates attended the event at Morton Fraser’s Edinburgh office, which was heavily oversubscribed and held as part of Morton Fraser’s Business Women’s Network and the IFoA’s work on promoting diversity. Covering a breadth of issues relating to diversity of all kinds in business, the event encouraged women to act as supportive role models for other women and take courage from their own abilities while recognising competence in others.
- Difficult conversations
Difficult conversations
Designed to give you excellent tips on how to give feedback to a colleague or client that might be difficult to communicate. Simple techniques which will take your feedback skills to a new level. A must watch masterclass for anyone who is a position where your feedback, both positive and negative is required.
- Personal impact
Personal impact
This session will develop your personal presence both around the office, at meetings and when presenting to an audience. A short film which provides example standing and sitting postures and how to use your voice and palms to maximise your impact. This excellent session will give you some great takeaways which you can start using straight away.
- Enjoy presenting (parts 1 and 2)
Enjoy presenting (parts 1 and 2)
A two part Masterclass will provide you with excellent tips on how best to present at an event or meeting, including both basic ideas on how to introduce yourself right through to example techniques on how to present your information in a more memorable way. These two short sessions will provide you with instant wins!
- Enjoy networking (parts 1 and 2)
Enjoy networking (parts 1 and 2)
In this two part masterclass you will learn valuable ideas you can use right away: how to successfully network at an event or around the office. How to answer the question "What do you do?" in a way that generates conversation and interest and keeps conversation flowing. A really valuable session, from a highly recommended trainer.
- EU Referendum, lower migration is detrimental for the State Pension system – but can be mitigated
- Asia Conference 2015
- An introduction to unconscious bias
- APS X2: Review of actuarial work
- GIRO Conference 2016: Strategy Masterclass
- APS X2: A new approach to reviewing actuarial work
APS X2: A new approach to reviewing actuarial work
This filmed seminar provides an introduction to the new requirements in relation to Work Review under APS X2 and help guide you through what those might mean for you in practice.
You will hear from those who developed the new requirements and have the opportunity to ask any questions that you may have. There will also be an interactive element to the session with attendees working through some case studies.
Please note it has a particular focus on the general insurance practice area and that the case studyl deals with a GI related scenario.
- The Carrot, the Stick and Strategies for Success: Harnessing the Power of Diversity and Inclusion
The Carrot, the Stick and Strategies for Success: Harnessing the Power of Diversity and Inclusion
Following the success of The Elephant in the Room last year, the Diversity Advisory Group (DAG) is delighted to announce its latest event – a panel debate which discusses tried and tested strategies to harness the benefits of a diverse workforce.
- Webinar: Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure by Russell Picot, Specialist Advisor
Webinar: Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure by Russell Picot, Specialist Advisor
Climate change is possibly the largest challenge facing humanity and actuaries can play an essential role in creating the systematic change needed to keep within a 2-degree scenario. Nico Aspinall, Chair of the IFoA’s Resource and Environment Board is joined by Russell Picot, Specialist Advisor to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure to give IFoA members an overview of the Task Force’s work and how tackling the major public policy challenge posed by climate-related risk is relevant to our profession.
The Financial Stability Board established the Task Force to enhance how climate-related risks are assessed, priced and managed by companies. As this would enable investors to make better informed decisions and mean lenders, insurers and underwriters would be better able to evaluate their risk exposure over the short, medium and long-term.
- Asia Conference 2017
- Get Ready for IFRS 17
- The implications of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) webinar
The implications of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) webinar
Friday 9 March 2018
GDPR comes into force on 25 May 2018. It will impose significant requirements and responsibilities on all those who handle EU residents’ personal data. In particular, actuaries or their employers may be categorised as data controllers or data processors and should ensure that they are familiar with the changes introduced by, and implications of, GDPR.
This webinar discusses the general implications of GDPR for actuaries, both those operating in the UK and internationally.
IFoA Members may claim CPD for taking part in this webinar if it is relevant to your work or role and it addresses a personal development need. - GDPR Seminar
- Asia Conference 2018
Asia Conference 2018
10-11 May 2018
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