An Acted tutor posted yesterday on Twitter: “Following a request from the IFoA, I have removed my Chris Rock/Will Smith meme from LinkedIn and Twitter. “ The meme (shown at the top of this post) is still available (for now) at https://actuarialtutor.substack.com/. I was appalled by Will Smith’s assault on Chris Rock, and I thinkContinue reading “Stodgy Institute and Faculty of Actuaries forces Actuarial Tutor to remove joke from Linked In”
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Open letter to Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Council members 3 Mar 2022
I sent the following by email on 3 March 2022 to the Council email address: Open letter to IFoA Council To members of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) Council that I was on for most of the previous decade: What have you let the IFoA become? None of the following are right, yetContinue reading “Open letter to Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Council members 3 Mar 2022”
Estimating the financial impact of “Assessment Regulation” suspensions on actuarial students: more severe than disciplinary penalties?
IFoA (Institute and Faculty of Actuaries) students who have been accused by the IFoA of plagiarism or collusion have in some cases had bans/suspensions from taking the exams imposed on them. In cases of plagiarism, suspension periods of six months have been mentioned. For collusion bans of up to 2 years have been mentioned. (UnfortunatelyContinue reading “Estimating the financial impact of “Assessment Regulation” suspensions on actuarial students: more severe than disciplinary penalties?”
My candid thoughts on the Disciplinary Committee’s reply to my open letter to it: extraordinary statements that inspire little or no confidence
I share my candid thoughts on receiving the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ Disciplinary Committee’s response to my open letter of 9 December 2021 to it. For ease of reference, I show my letter below in full, with the Committee’s response put below each of the 5 questions I raised (in sections starting “Committee’s”, in blue and enclosedContinue reading “My candid thoughts on the Disciplinary Committee’s reply to my open letter to it: extraordinary statements that inspire little or no confidence”
The Disciplinary Committee’s reply to my open letter asking it about compliance with the Nolan Principles
Yesterday I received a reply from the Disciplinary Committee to my open letter of 9 Dec 2021. Their reply is as follows: Dear Mr Lee I refer to your letter and on behalf of the Disciplinary Committee respond to your questions as follows: Question One The Disciplinary Committee, formerly the Disciplinary Board, supports and recognisesContinue reading “The Disciplinary Committee’s reply to my open letter asking it about compliance with the Nolan Principles”
Open letter to the IFoA Disciplinary Committee: do you agree that the Disciplinary Board violated the Nolan Principles? Will you abide by them?
Public and non confidential Dear Disciplinary Committee of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) (cc IFoA Council for information, please will both the Disciplinary Committee and the Council acknowledge receipt?) (Disclosure: I am a former IFoA member currently defending myself against a disciplinary case. But what follows relates to other cases and general principles,Continue reading “Open letter to the IFoA Disciplinary Committee: do you agree that the Disciplinary Board violated the Nolan Principles? Will you abide by them?”
IFoA Adjudication Panel kangaroo court: my request for someone truly independent to handle my complaint
Further to the IFoA’s reply of 29 September after I pressed them for an answer (https://improveifoa.wordpress.com/2021/10/01/ifoa-adjudication-panel-kangaroo-court-is-the-ifoa-breaking-its-own-rules-a-reply/), I sent this to them this morning: Dear [name] Thank you for your reply. I’m afraid that I remain unconvinced. Your reply below seems highly questionable to me including for the following reasons: Rule 2.41(i) of the relevant SchemesContinue reading “IFoA Adjudication Panel kangaroo court: my request for someone truly independent to handle my complaint”
IFoA Adjudication Panel kangaroo court: is the IFoA breaking its own rules? A reply
Further to my pressing for an answer on 29 September (https://improveifoa.wordpress.com/2021/09/29/ifoa-adjudication-panel-kangaroo-court-is-the-ifoa-breaking-its-rules-still-waiting-for-answers/), I got a reply in the early evening of 29 September 2021 as follows: Dear Patrick Thank you for your email. At the time of the Disciplinary Board minute, the functions of the Board were set out at Rule 2.41 of the Disciplinary Scheme.Continue reading “IFoA Adjudication Panel kangaroo court: is the IFoA breaking its own rules? A reply”
IFoA Adjudication Panel kangaroo court: is the IFoA now breaking its own rules?
Further to my email of 23 September (https://improveifoa.wordpress.com/2021/09/23/ifoa-adjudication-panel-kangaroo-court-my-reply-to-ifoa-email-of-22-sep-2021/), I received another incomplete reply from the IFoA in the afternoon of 23 September: Email from IFoA 23 Sep 2021 Dear Patrick It is not a question that a decision was taken. The Board’s minute makes it clear that this is the process that should be followedContinue reading “IFoA Adjudication Panel kangaroo court: is the IFoA now breaking its own rules?”
IFoA Adjudication Panel kangaroo court: my reply to IFoA email of 22 Sep 2021
Further to https://improveifoa.wordpress.com/2021/09/23/ifoa-kangaroo-court-adjudication-panel-ifoa-response-to-my-email-of-21-sep-2021/ I have just sent the following reply: Dear [Name] Thanks, but you have not replied to my questions about: “Who made that decision please, and was that person or persons sufficiently independent of the process so far?“ Nor have you addressed this point: “My complaint refers specifically to conduct of the actuaryContinue reading “IFoA Adjudication Panel kangaroo court: my reply to IFoA email of 22 Sep 2021”
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