Actuaries Institute Podcast

The superannuation industry is currently facing major legislative changes alongside other financial service industries. From ‘Your Future, Your Super’ reforms to the recent retirement income covenant, actuaries working in super are now having to manage legislative changes at the same time focus on improving customer and member outcomes. In our latest episode, we sat down with three prominent actua...

Housing affordability and the growing inequality around buying a home was one of the big issues expert speakers tackled at this year’s All-Actuaries summit. Speakers dived into the nuances and specifics of some of the biggest challenges we face as an industry and as a society. In this episode of the Actuaries Institute Podcast, we gathered some of the key Summit speakers who touched on this topic....

It takes bravery, poise and commitment to make the jump from the relative comforts of full-time employment to establishing a startup – especially in the rapidly evolving data analytics space. For tech entrepreneur, data scientist and actuary Sam Zheng, he has taken these challenges in his stride. Sam joins Meg Yang on the Driven by Data Podcast to delve into his experience from setting up not one,...

There is certainly no set pathway when it comes to forging a career as an actuary, just ask Meray El-Khoury. Meray (Chief Insurance Officer, MetLife Australia) has worked across countless industries. This includes both traditional and non-traditional, but credits her time working in superannuation, notably in a five-year stint at Sunsuper, as the most influential period of her impressive career. M...

Brandon Raiter (Actuarial Consultant at Deloitte) joins the ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ Podcast to talk all things relating to dyslexia, his diagnosis, myths and resources. Hosted by Harrison Gee (Actuarial Analyst at The Heron Partnership), Brandon discusses his own diagnosis with dyslexia, how this has affected his life from schooling to career and more. Harrison and Brandon also squash some myths...

In this mini-podcast episode, actuaries Jeffrey Chan and Naomi Edwards discuss how you can submit and present your radical idea at the upcoming 2022 All-Actuaries Summit. Discussion includes; •What are ‘radical actuaries’ how did the plenary committee came up with the idea? •Why are young actuaries in particular interested in saving the world? •How could a member submit an entry if they're interes...

In the second episode of the 'That’s Super' Series, Christine Li (Secretary of the Institute's Superannuation and Investments Practice Committee), interviews guest Ravi Nanayakkara, Manager of Product and Innovation at Spirit Super on all things relating to product and innovation in the superannuation sector including - Ravi's career history and journey - Overview of Ravi's current role in Superan...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=aaa88d19-6dc2-4cfc-bf4c-dfb12b65eefc SzeWon Tan (Member of the Climate Risk Working Group for the Actuarial Society of Malaysia) joins Evelyn Yong (Member of the Climate Risk Working Group for the Actuaries Institute to discuss all things Climate Risk. SzeWon is joined by Kin Hoe Lee, who together took out the winning entry fo...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=39e01436-093e-46fc-9228-ad3059b8c329 The Actuaries Institute has launched its latest Public Policy Statement, titled 'Mastering Mathematics for Australia’s Future'. The Statement, developed by Martin Mulcare with a team of actuaries, outlines that Australian students’ aspirations and their awareness of the value of science, te...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=cf2040a6-c3d0-433f-9bf0-fd61b0c0a263 To improve at anything in life, whether it’s recreational, personal or professional, you need to practice. And in this episode of the Driven by Data Podcast, find out how you can enhance your coding and data analytics skillset through taking part in structured, risk-free data-driven competi...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=077c57db-ea25-44d0-aa1a-9a4cda88b5f7 The Actuaries Institute has launched its latest Green Paper, titled Aged Care Funding: Assessing the Options and Implications. The Green Paper, commissioned by the Institute and written by actuaries Gillian Harrex, Andrew Matthews, Hadyn Bernau and Kylie Hogan, calls for a considered conver...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=669d4d21-397a-466b-b9d7-284e3edd1dbd Increasingly, business strategy is data driven. Do we as actuaries have sufficient training? Are we equipped to be business leaders and what skills do we need to become more effective? Actuary and Managing Director of Insurance at Westpac, Rob Daly joins the Driven by Data Podcast to predic...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=96116596-5e4a-48d3-8401-aec6e47b0f64 In this podcast, Geoff Atkins and colleague Raj Kanhai discuss the Virtual IDSS concurrent session titled ‘The Magic Pudding and the Claim Farmer, a Never-ending Story’. Raj and Geoff are both co-presenting and discuss their experiences with the injury and disability scheme sectors in this...

Actuary and UniSuper Strategy Lead Vivian Dang joins the new 'That’s Super' series Podcast. What are superannuation fund outcomes? What are the key influences behind fund performance? And what role do actuaries play in optimising returns to the fund’s members? UniSuper Strategy Lead Vivian Dang joins the SIPC Super Series Podcast, the first in a new series by the Actuaries Institute’s Superannuati...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=8eb425fb-b724-42d0-b444-9538b11c3059 DESCRIPTION: An Interview with Dr. Dinesh Palipana, 2021 Queensland Australian of the Year, and the Keynote Speaker for the Virtual IDSS. Dinesh was the first quadriplegic medical intern in Queensland, and the second person to graduate from medical school with quadriplegia in Australia. Din...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=fef8187c-67cb-4db7-bf27-93c7e8967964 DESCRIPTION: The Actuaries Institute has published its Public Policy Statement, 'Securing Adequate Retirement Incomes for an Ageing Australia'. This landmark statement sets out 13 policy positions on key reforms that aim to improve the Australian retirement system. The intent is to create a...

What is machine learning? Which industries are likely to benefit from it in the future? How can actuaries influence the way machine learning is applied? Equipped with a combined 28+ years’ experience working closely with machine learning models, influential data analytics actuaries Jacky Poon (Head of Finance at nib Travel) and Michael Storozhev (Head of Underwriting, Asia and Startup Ventures at...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=86ffea51-74ed-4e54-b3b2-e90f60e5cd60 DESCRIPTION: Join Amanda Aitken and Meg Yang as they provide advice on starting out in data analytics. Amanda is a qualified Fellow with a wealth of actuarial experience, who joined the Institute’s staff to establish the data analytics education program. Amanda is also a member of our Data...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=e6fc8695-3f35-41c2-8de3-d67367cccf82 DESCRIPTION: Ian Laughlin joins Barry Rafe to discuss their paper that will be presented at the upcoming 2021 All-Actuaries Virtual Summit in the Leadership and Professionalism Plenary titled “Was the misconduct identified in the Banking Royal Commission enabled by directors who didn't unde...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=a652ef62-79f6-4085-ad5a-2caa98327bf2 DESCRIPTION: A conversation on ‘how to volunteer’ amongst the Actuaries Institute’s Asia Subcommittee led to the creation of an inaugural University Student Survey (Survey). Jasmine Wang and Rose Lin join Andy Yang on the Institute’s Podcast to discuss what inspired them, and the key growth...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=e3add7f9-ab1d-47b4-a54a-65be6283840b DESCRIPTION: Tatiana Potemina (Natural Perils Senior Pricing Advisor at @Suncorp Group) joins Tim Andrews (Chief Operating Officer of Analytics at Chubb) and Simone Collins (Senior Actuary at Picnic Labs + Picnic Syndicate, and Curator of the General Insurance practice area for the 2021 All...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud:443/download-ticket?ticketId=70669c54-c171-45ed-af6f-a0bed76ce55a DESCRIPTION: In this episode of the Actuaries Institute Podcast, Superannuation Practice Committee (SPC) Convenor, Tim Jenkins, is joined by committee member Louise Campbell to discuss the latest news and developments from the SPC. The SPC comprises 12 members across a variety of consul...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=0b75ef18-5161-4f31-bce4-d2b6eb269a05 DESCRIPTION: David Knox (Global Pension Expert), Tim Jenkins (Partner at Mercer) and Richard Dunn (Consultant at Rice Warner) discuss the Gender Inequality Gap in Retirement Savings Gap and what you can expect to see at the upcoming 2021 All-Actuaries Virtual Summit in the latest Actuaries...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=3a2a28c3-f71b-41c2-9ac1-865853e35b47 DESCRIPTION: Dee Madigan (Creative Director at Campaign Edge), Queenie Chow (Microinsurance Specialist at Milliman) and Vice President Naomi Edwards discuss the 2021 All-Actuaries Virtual Summit in the latest Actuaries Institute Podcast. Dee discusses her background as a creative director a...

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=4934ef3a-79e5-4532-a09b-ea87ab7f9761 DESCRIPTION: Following on from the record-breaking 2020 All-Actuaries Virtual Summit, Jennifer Lang (2021 Virtual Summit Organising Committee Convenor) and Naomi Edwards (Actuaries Institute Vice President) discuss the ins and outs of the 2021 Summit in the latest Actuaries Institute Podcas...