Under the Spotlight
Under the Spotlight with the YAAB – Tim Yip
Tim Yip, Director at Taylor Fry, features in the latest edition of the special Young Actuaries Advisory Board (YAAB) ‘Under the Spotlight’ series.
Featured
I am an Actuary
I am an Actuary – June 2021
In this edition of ‘I am an Actuary’ Amar Patel, Clement Peng, Fu Yuan Tan, Gabriella Dixon, Jessica Chen, Kushal Mithal and Nikki Cornwell delve into their journey into the profession and discuss their interests and future goals.
Event Reports
The role of actuaries in climate risk
Alison Drill reviews the Singapore Actuarial Society's (SAS) session 'The Role of Actuaries in Climate Risk'.
Covid-19 Blog
Where’s the data on Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout?
Three months into the vaccine rollout, publicly available data on vaccine uptake in Australia remains rudimentary and sporadic. This is in stark contrast to many other wealthy countries, where transparency has been key. Karen Cutter, Jennifer Lang and Kirsten Armstrong argue that better information could help all stakeholders understand what’s going right and what’s going wrong, and home in on the interventions most likely to make the biggest difference.
Education Update
Upgrade to Education Program reflected in strong Semester 1 results
Congratulations to all the students who have passed their recent Education Program exams, and especially to the 44 candidates who are now eligible to be Fellows of the Actuaries Institute.
Under the Spotlight
Under the Spotlight with the YAAB – Mark Samuels
Mark Samuels, Consulting Actuary at Mercer, features in the latest edition of the special Young Actuaries Advisory Board (YAAB) ‘Under the Spotlight’ series.
Features
Tail risk in the electricity market
Azhar Khan and Peter Eben investigate the implications from last month's Callide C coal power station explosion from the perspective of tail or extreme event risk, and explore how these risks can be managed as several coal plants reach the end of their technical life by 2030.
Videos & Podcasts
Podcast
Driven by Data: Amanda Aitken
Join Amanda Aitken and Meg Yang as they provide advice on starting out in data analytics.
Podcast
New ‘mini-podcast’ series builds excitement ahead of Virtual Summit
In the lead up to the 2021 All-Actuaries Virtual Summit, a broad cross-section of industry experts and thought leaders joined the Actuaries Institute Podcast to provide a unique insight into four of the Virtual Summit’s Plenary Sessions, along with their hot tip on what other sessions to look out for. The punchy ‘mini-podcast’ series delivers short, sharp previews of the key growth and learning opportunities available in the Plenary Program.
Podcast
Collaboration key in gaining broad understanding of student members
A conversation on ‘how to volunteer’ amongst the Actuaries Institute’s Asia Subcommittee led to the creation of an inaugural University Student Survey (Survey). Jasmine Wang and Rose Lin join Andy Yang on the Institute’s Podcast to discuss what inspired them, and the key growth opportunities attained from delivering the Survey.
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