Tag Archives: Merger
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
Official 2010 merger plans (for Institute and Faculty of Actuaries)
Initial details (there will probably be some changes following further comments on the draft Charter and other documents) of these have were unveiled at the weekend via an eAlert to Institute and Faculty members and are on the merger microsite … Continue reading
Significant risk areas requiring mitigation in the current merger proposals
Here is a flowchart of what might be the possible course ahead for the current merger proposals from Councils. See this post on the Actuarial Outpost for more details.
Revised draft charter proposed for 2010 Institute/Faculty merger vote
Following the announcement by email to members by the two Presidents at the end of January that a revised merger package is to be unveiled to members at the end of February for them to vote on (with the name … Continue reading
Institute/Faculty Consultation process so far gives impression of going through the motions
I said in yesterday’s blog post that I was waiting to hear how the consultation meeting (on Charter documentation) at the Institute of Actuaries in London went yesterday. I have kept quiet for several weeks about this in the hope … 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 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
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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