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The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)

We are a global organisation with a proud UK heritage and we want to serve both the public and our members wherever they are based. In accordance without Royal Charter we seek to advance actuarial science and to regulate and promote the actuarial profession.

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37:17

S5 Ep2: A practical guide to climate change for risk...

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2022/11/22

Brandon Horowitz is joined by some of the authors of the IFoA's practical guide to climate change for risk management actuaries to discuss some key questions raised by the guide, including:What are the challenges around climate change? How does climate impact on a financial institutions value chain? And why do we need to look across all of the value chain? How does this link in with some of the metrics (e.g. scope 1,2 and 3) Why do we have the deep dives on climate modelling risk? (link in with

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8:22

S5 Ep1: A practical guide to climate change for risk...

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2022/11/22

Ahead of a longer discussion, Brandon Horowitz is joined by some of the authors of the IFoA's practical guide to climate change for risk management actuaries, to introduce the guide and how it can help actuaries in their work. Brandon's guests are: Wendy Walford (chair of the working party) is head of climate risk, includes how the risk management framework allows for climate risk and what climate risk is for a large financial institution. Mayukh Gayen is a risk and modelling consultant and

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25:58

S1 Ep21: Episode 8 – Impact Investing for Pensions

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2022/07/29

In this series we explore the Sustainable Development Goals and the role that actuaries can play in achieving the 2030 agenda. In this episode Sustainability Board member and pensions actuary Neil Mitchell interviews Karen Shackleton about impact investing for pension funds. Karen is the founder of Pensions for Purpose, a non-executive director and Chair of the Board of Resonance Limited, a social impact investment company, Deputy Chair of the Strategic Investment Board at the Ministry of Justice,

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47:01

S1 Ep20: 7. Sustainable development and the...

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2022/03/23

In this episode of the SDG podcast series, Sustainability Board member, Shyam Gharial speaks to Jane Davidson, a former Welsh Assembly member in government between 1999 and 2011. As Minister for the Environment, Sustainability & Housing, Jane proposed legislation to make sustainable development the central organising principle for the government in Wales through what became known as the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act, which passed into law in 2015. Many other nations have been

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31:06

S4 Ep1: The Diversity Advisory Group podcast:...

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2022/03/08

In recognition of International Women’s Day, Rosalind Rossouw enjoyed a conversation with Louise Pryor (the President of the IFoA), Marjorie Ngwenya (a past President of the IFoA) and Lucy Saye (the Deputy Chair of the IFoA’s Sustainability Board). This podcast discusses the opportunities and challenges facing female actuaries and women who are on the path to becoming an actuary. Louise, Marjorie and Lucy share their personal experiences and views. The discussion points include both female-specific

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29:05

S2 Ep3: Net Zero Investment Portfolios - Episode 3:...

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2022/02/21

Our guests Michael Marshall, Head of Sustainable Ownership and Chandra Gopinathan, Senior Investment Manager (Sustainable Ownership) explain their roles at Railpen and how they are involved in Net Zero investing, what framework they use (and why) as well as some of the challenges they have experienced in moving to this approach.

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31:05

S2 Ep2: Net Zero Investment Portfolios - Episode 2:...

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2022/01/19

We explore the logic behind Net Zero investing with Nick Silver, co-founder of the Climate Bonds Initiative, an actuary, economist and author of “Finance, Society and Sustainability”. Nick discusses what the three main frameworks have in common and unpack the role of Climate Bonds, including Green Gilts, in achieving Net Zero ambitions or facilitating ‘Greenwashing’.

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22:40

S3 Ep1: The IFoA Podcast - Pilot

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2021/12/22

The IFoA podcast showcases the activities of our Members, who are engaged in a wide range of activities to influence society in the public interest. In the pilot episode of our podcast you can listen to: The editor of The Actuary magazine Dan Georgescu reflects on his tenure, explaining how he dealt with the challenge of Covid-19 and much more. Then Louise Pryor discusses the recent COP26 summit, and reflects on the IFoA sustainability webinars.

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23:29

S2 Ep1: Net Zero Investment Portfolios - Episode 1:...

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2021/12/13

Brandon Horwitz, co-chair of the IFoA Net Zero Portfolio Alignment Working Group discusses the journey Prudential plc has gone on towards making Net Zero investments with Kerry Adams-Strump, Prudential plc’s Director of Group ESG and Roelof Coertze, Senior Manager, Actuarial Function Team at Prudential plc (and also the co-chair of the Actuaries’ Carbon Collaboration). Kerry and Roelof also talk about using the right investment framework along with the challenges faced in moving to a Net Zero

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29:33

S1 Ep19: 6. Disaster Protection

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2021/08/25

The latest IFoA SDG’s podcast focuses on Disaster Protection with Daniel Clarke from the Centre for Disaster Protection (CDP). In this episode, Shyam Gharial explores how Daniel’s work is linked to many of the SDGs, including climate change, inequality decent work, partnerships for the goals, and how an actuarial skillset can be utilised in this area of work. Daniel’s work aims to improve efficiencies in the areas of Disaster Risk Financing. The CDP’s role in the Crisis Lookout Coalition is

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47:18

S1 Ep18: Expanding Horizons podcast series — Episode...

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2021/08/09

A discussion with Tom Philp, CEO of Maximum Information, about his vision of the changes needed around exposure management, his own experiences as an academic, as a catastrophe modeller, and how the insurance industry should view risk.

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46:19

S1 Ep17: Expanding Horizons podcast series — Episode...

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2021/08/09

A discussion with Geoff Saville and Nalan Cabi on how the industry can bridge the gap between the practitioners and academia, the common mistakes made by insurers when modelling catastrophe risk, and a discussion specifically on flood modelling.

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39:30

S1 Ep16: Expanding Horizons podcast series — Episode...

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2021/08/09

In the first episode, we introduce the podcast series with an interview with Tan Suee Chieh on his vision for the IFoA during his tenure as the IFoA President (2020-2021). Hear him talk about his vision, adaptability of the IFoA during the pandemic, and some experiences from his long and successful career.

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53:29

S1 Ep15: Exploring the Change - A Global Profession

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2021/03/17

In the latest episode of our 'Exploring the Change' series Nicholas Yeo and BaiYan Cao discuss with IFoA President Tan Suee Chieh the global reach of the actuarial profession and what this perspective means for actuaries now and in the future.

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43:05

S1 Ep14: 5. Universal Ownership

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2021/03/04

In this episode sustainability board member Lucy Saye speaks to Dr Ellen Quigley from the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at Cambridge University on the topic of Universal Ownership. We explore the relevance of Universal Ownership to actuarial practice and the achievement of the SDG’s, covering topics such as climate change, inequality, the Covid 19 pandemic and actions Universal Owners such as pension funds and Life insurers can take to mitigate systemic risks. More information about

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25:17

S1 Ep13: 4. Mental Health

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2021/02/03

In this episode, Melissa Leitner (Swiss Re, and Sustainability board volunteer) speaks to Sumit Misra (Bupa) and Kenneth McIvor (Willis Towers Watson) about how mental health is reflected in the SDGs, what the insurance industry is doing to better support people with mental health challenges, and the IFoA working party advancing this important work.

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50:13

S1 Ep12: Exploring the change - Grey swans

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2021/02/01

IFoA President Tan Suee Chieh and Matthew Edwards of Willis Towers Watson discuss the concept of 'grey swans' - world changing events from COVID-19 to the emergence of AI where the actuarial skill set can played a major role in mitigating risk.

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20:14

S1 Ep5: Brexit Podcast Series: Episode 5

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2020/12/22

In Episode 5, the IFoA’s Media Relations Manager Sonia Sequeira spoke to IFoA Fellows Stewart Mitchell and Cat Drummond. Both are partners at Lane Clark and Peacock, specialising in insurance consulting. Listen to this episode to hear more about the possible impact of Brexit on those working in General Insurance.

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39:15

S1 Ep10: Exploring the change -New fields, new skills

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2020/12/18

In this podcast, IFoA President Tan Suee Chieh and Marisa Hall, co-head of the Wills Towers Watson Thinking Ahead Institute explore how new fields and new skills are shaping the future of the profession.

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34:49

S1 Ep9: 3. Decent Work and Economic Growth

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) ·

2020/12/15

In this episode, Sustainability board member Lucy Saye speaks to Lisa Morgan from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) about SDG 8 decent work and economic growth and her work in the impact insurance team at the ILO. For more information about topics discussed in this episode please see the links below: https://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm http://www.impactinsurance.org/ https://www.unepfi.org/psi/ https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/green-jobs/WCMS_213842/lang--en/index.htm Book

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