From 20th to 23rd November,Professor Clifford Friend, the IFoA Director of Engagement and Learning, Ms Wen Li, the IFoA Lead Representative in East Asia visited 6 universities in China and held QAS (Quality Assurance System) meetings with 5 of them. A series of university events and panel discussion were held for university students. Please read our WeChat news for FQAs and panelists’view on actuarial education and profession.
The Sunshine Insurance Group is a platinum sponsor of the IFoA Asia Conference this year. Since 2016, Sunshine Insurance has partnered with the IFoA to sponsor IFoA students at two universities – the Central University of Finance and Economics and the University of International Business and Economics in China. The continuing rise in demand for actuarial expertise from the insurance industry in the region, offers both parties the opportunity to collaborate in the training of high quality actuarial talents.
The full list of plenary speakers for this year’s IFoA Asia conference has been announced. We are delighted that; Sir James Mirrlees, Nobel Prize Winner and Economist, Ms Yi Qin, founder of Blockchain practice for Deloitte China and Chairwoman for Rubix, and Yves Guerard, former Secretary General of the IAA will be participating in what promises to be our best Asia Conference yet.
Dr. Moses Cheung, Chair of the Independent Insurance Regulator, Hong Kong has been announced as the IFoA Asia Conference’s keynote speaker. Dr Cheung will deliver the opening address for the conference which is also part of the new IFoA Professionalism Lecture Series programme. This has been designed to promote debate around the importance of professionalism, and the role of professionals, including actuaries and others, across the financial services industry. This is a summary, for the full article in English please visit the main IFoA website.
