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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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?”
Formal complaint v 2 Actuaries: IFoA Adjudication Panel skipped over inconvenient evidence, thus acting like a kangaroo court
Abstract The Adjudication Panel skipped over inconvenient evidence, thereby acting as a kangaroo court. The Panel’s actions breached natural justice and procedural fairness, several of the Respondent’s human rights, the Equality Act 2010, and many of the paragraphs of the Actuaries’ Code. Such behaviour amounts to grave breaches of the conduct expected of an actuaryContinue reading “Formal complaint v 2 Actuaries: IFoA Adjudication Panel skipped over inconvenient evidence, thus acting like a kangaroo court”
The IFoA’s false or misleading narrative in its disciplinary case against me
What follows are further extracts from my Response to the IFoA’s Case Report of April 2021, namely sections 2 to 4. (For Section 1, Executive Summary, see here). The Adjudication Panel met on Wednesday 2 June 2021 but I was informed later that day that it had not concluded its determination and that I wouldContinue reading “The IFoA’s false or misleading narrative in its disciplinary case against me”
It is the IFoA that has breached integrity and communications, not me
An Adjudication Panel is meeting today (may already have met, for all I know) to decide whether I have a prima facie case to answer in the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ complaint against me. The IFoA (and the Islamist, antisemite supporting organisation MEND) complain that I have breached the Actuaries’ Code Principles 1 IntegrityContinue reading “It is the IFoA that has breached integrity and communications, not me”
My candid thoughts on the response I received from IFoA Disciplinary Board
It is now time to share my candid thoughts on receiving the Disciplinary Board’s response to my letter of 25 February. For ease of reference I show my letter below in full, with the Board’s response put below each of the 10 concerns I raised (in sections starting “Board’s”, in blue and enclosed within brackets),Continue reading “My candid thoughts on the response I received from IFoA Disciplinary Board”
IFoA’s compliance with its Actuaries’ Code rated very poor to poor by reddit/actuaryuk members: is this a “we must improve” or a “Meh” for the IFoA?
A few days ago I set up some polls on the reddit actuaryuk forum. The polls closed yesterday. For each of the 6 Principles of the IFoA’s Actuaries’ Code that every IFoA member must follow, the polls asked “The IFoA expects all of its members to comply with the Actuaries’ Code. As a regulator, itContinue reading “IFoA’s compliance with its Actuaries’ Code rated very poor to poor by reddit/actuaryuk members: is this a “we must improve” or a “Meh” for the IFoA?”
Some significant failings in the Case Report prepared by the IFoA in its disciplinary case against me
In my view, there are some significant failings in the Case Report prepared by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in its disciplinary case against me. These include the following: Case Manager and Investigation Actuary: violation of neutrality/impartiality The Case Manager/Investigation Actuary are supposed to be “neutral & impartial” during the investigation stage (up toContinue reading “Some significant failings in the Case Report prepared by the IFoA in its disciplinary case against me”
What business does the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries have DEFENDING religious texts advocating child sex, wife beating and Female Genital Mutilation?
The IFoA has brought a disciplinary case against me for criticising the specific texts which advocate the above, and texts advocating other serious crimes (including slavery, torture and chopping off healthy hands and feet). How does this enhance the reputation of actuaries? How are female actuaries and female relatives of male actuaries (their mothers, wives,Continue reading “What business does the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries have DEFENDING religious texts advocating child sex, wife beating and Female Genital Mutilation?”
More major changes at the IFoA that weren’t on Council’s radar last year – Council being sidelined
Further to my previous post on this, the IFoA’s November 2020 Council minutes finally came out in early/mid April. I note further very significant changes that Council members were unaware of in early September: replacing 4 IFoA’s Corporate Boards (the Lifelong Learning Board, the Markets Development Board, the Policy & Public Affairs Board, and theContinue reading “More major changes at the IFoA that weren’t on Council’s radar last year – Council being sidelined”
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