Description: Overview of the newly released final version of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board's Section 3462, Employee Future Benefits, and its effect on pension and post-employment-plan accounting.

Description: Over the past year the actuarial profession, led by the Society of Actuaries, has taken a step back to review the role of the actuary in today’s global economy. In doing so, the actuarial profession has decided to reposition the “actuary brand.”

Description: Overview of the 21st Annual Caribbean Actuarial Association (CAA) Conference and the CAA's involvement in regional policy, practice and academics.

Description: Society of Actuaries' Hong Kong Ambassador’s Report, discussing the primary objectives of the 1998 activities launched in China

Description: An overview of reinsurance training class provided to the Bermuda Monetary Authority (Authority) and Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (Central Bank) covering all aspects of reinsurance. Article also provides an overview of initiatives that the two regulators (Authority and Central Bank) are involved with.

Description: This article briefly describes my journey within the actuarial profession as a volunteer. IACA's initiatives in Africa are also discussed.

Description: This article reviews the experience and restructuring that has taken place in the life insurance industry since the Asian economic crisis reached Korea. It also discusses the recent trends of the life insurance industry.

Description: Article dealing with the SOA Board of Governors approval of the creation of a China Region Development Fund and a Southeast Asia Development Fund

Description: Describe the annual life and annuity conference held in Bermuda.

Description: A discussion of the experiences of the author leading some actuarial lectures at Nankai University,Tianjin, China