IFoA: King's Speech fails to provide timetable for reform of actuarial regulation

Professional body says ongoing lack of regulatory clarity undermines the profession

Jonathan Stapleton
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Staple Inn, the last surviving Inn of Chancery, is the London home of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. Photo: Edwardx via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
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Staple Inn, the last surviving Inn of Chancery, is the London home of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. Photo: Edwardx via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0

The King’s Speech has failed to provide a timetable for reforms of actuarial regulation – leaving the industry to work in a “grey area of oversight”, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) says.

Commenting on the King's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament today (7 November), IFoA president Kalpana Shah expressed her disappointment. She said: "Five years on from Sir John Kingman's ...

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