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I now support the 2010 merger proposals, my remaining objection having been removed, plus better member communication facility introduced
After two years of opposition, I am very pleased to now be able to support the 2010 merger proposals (for the Institute of Actuaries and the Faculty of Actuaries to become the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries), because in my … Continue reading
Actuarial merger vote 2010: please do not vote before reading FIDELIS response
The official voting papers/email were sent yesterday and we (various FIDELIS members) are analysing the final proposal/governance documents. The initial analysis is that the governance documents still include a significant transfer of power from members to the new Council, and … Continue reading
(Alternative, simpler plan put forward by David Wilkie and others) Unification : better than Merger
The details of an alternative plan (to Councils’ latest merger proposals) put forward by David Wilkie and others can be seen here (to which you can add comments) or here on the official merger microsite (to which you can’t automatically … Continue reading
Institute Council election 2009 results: not elected, but many thanks to those who voted for me!
I attended the Institute AGM at Staple Inn earlier today, and, unfortunately (or fortunately from your point of view – and from my point of view, I have plenty of other things to be doing!) I was not successful in … Continue reading
UK actuarial leaders: where do you stand on the key issue of communications to members and the public?
I have just made this post on the Actuarial Outpost, calling for clarification of what seems to have been the biggest source of strife within the UK actuarial profession over the last 19 months: What general principles should members of … Continue reading
Institute Council election update 8: some overseas members received ballot papers after deadline
I heard yesterday (23 Sep 2009) from a South African FIA who had only just received his paper voting papers, 2 days after the deadline for voting had passed! (The paper voting papers contained the passwords needed for voting online). … Continue reading
Institute Council election update 7 – voting ends on Monday, no detailed results will be published
Please note that voting ends at 1600 on Monday 21 September. Two items of recent relevant news: 1. In an administrative error, members who are both FIA/AIA and FFA (i.e. fellows/associates of both the Institute and Faculty) were not sent … Continue reading
US actuaries’ experience shows Actuarial Outpost = the Google of actuarial forums
The well known saying is that those who are ignorant of history are condemned to re-live it. Here is a case in point: The UK actuarial profession is now on to its fifth official merger discussion forum in less than … Continue reading
Institute Council Election 2009 – update 6, shouldn’t full details of Institute Council elections be published?
Please see the following topic I created earlier this evening in the UK/Europe section on the Actuarial Outpost, at http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=175020. (I had started a discussion privately with the Institute and the other Council candidates, but the more I thought about … Continue reading
Time to move at least part of the UK merger debate on to Actuarial Outpost
In the interests of openness, transparency and accountability, and also maximising engagement with members, I think the time has come to start having at least part of the UK discussions about Councils’ latest consultation on merger plans (started 10 Sep … Continue reading
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