Description: An Editorial regarding the formation of the Society of Actuaries Foundation addressing its purpose, a summary of its planned activities and the membership of its first Board of Trustees.

Description: This issue of The Actuary covers investigations the Society is making or sponsoring to advance the knowledge of actuarial science.

Description: An editorial with reflections on the similar issues facing Canadian and American actuaries topics including social security financing, health care and proposed new standards of practice were addressed at the Canadian Institute of Actuaries Meeting in Toronto.

Description: The Fellowship Admission Course FAC is one of the proposals contained in the White Paper on Future Education Methods for the Actuarial Profession, circulated by the E&E Committee in early 1987. FEM proposals were developed with three primary objectives.

Description: This article discusses results of a survey asking SOA members and students to provide their views on certain Future Education Methods proposals. It also describes the action being taken by the SOA on the FEM proposals.

Description: Article from The Actuary, September 1985 – Volume No. 19, Issue No. 7 that discusses the role of the society's treasurer.

Description: The Fellowship Admissions Course FAC will make its debut in September 1990. It will allow candidates to explore professional ethics issues in depth, along with real-world problems and their relationship to the exam syllabus, and then to gain perspective on those issues from the views and insights of others.

Description: Editor's summary of items in this issue of The Actuary.

Description: A recap of the Canadians Institute of Actuaries Meeting held in March 1983. This article focuses on the surrender and replacement of life insurance policies as they face competition from other investment products.

Description: Editorial asking actuaries to consider their ability to contribute to the discussion of public policy issues.