11 December 2024
We are pleased to announce future review topics for the Thematic Review Programme. Topics are chosen in areas of significant public interest with the potential for the review to provide useful insights into the work of members.
We look forward to engaging with members and other stakeholders as we explore these topics over the next two years. If you have an interest in any of these topics and would like to be involved, the Review Team would be pleased to hear from you at reviews@actuaries.org.uk.
Actuaries have a crucial role in considering and communicating the financial risks of climate change, biodiversity, and sustainability.
This review aims to:
The IFoA has championed this theme in various thought leadership campaigns (for example The Great Risk Transfer). Financial institutions have long had responsibilities in this area, most recently in the UK with the FCA Consumer Duty.
The review seeks to understand the role of actuaries in different organisations in:
The range of advice provided by pensions actuaries is expanding with the introduction of the new funding rules from 2024 and in response to other significant pensions developments and market changes (such as CDC and superfunds). This review looks at advice provided in this new environment.
The IFoA Thematic Review Programme is part of the Actuarial Monitoring Scheme (AMS). The scheme is designed to improve the effectiveness of actuarial regulation in the public interest, provide meaningful, credible, independent feedback to members and their employers, and promote ongoing reinforcement and continuous improvement