Description: Discusses importance of CPD to develop business and management skills and the efforts of the The Pacific Rim Actuaries’ Club of Toronto in this area.

Description: A new generation of Armenian actuaries have started to write SOA exams. The state of development of the profession is explored in this article.

Description: The article talks abouts the launching of ActuET in Tunisia. ActuET is a new born student association which tend to promote actuarial sciences in Tunisa

Description: The author describes the Society of Actuaries’ Competency Framework [CF], and discusses how actuaries can benefit from using the CF Self-Assessment Tool, which measures your skill level for each of the eight competencies. At the end of the assessment, a PDF file is generated that graphically shows your results along with all the supporting detail. From ‘The Stepping Stone’ issue number 43.

Description: The new chairperson of the SOA's PAF section, Anders Larson, discusses the variety of ways in which the section helps actuaries learn about PAF.

Description: Notes the seminars were almost totally revamped this year with a focus on developments towards Phase II of IFRS. These were held in Hong Kong, Manila and Taipei.

Description: This article provides a description, definition and protocol to increase resilience, the ability to bounce back from adversities, large and small.

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.