On September 13, FCIAs Michel St-Germain, Damien Lapointe Nguyen, Alyssa Hariton, and France Panneton presented at OSFI’s 2021 Office of the Chief Actuary (OCA) Seminar, a triennial event calling on the expertise of demographic, economic, and investments experts to share their views on long-term perspectives.
The Actuarial Foundation of Canada
The Actuarial Foundation of Canada (AFC) aims to promote awareness and education in mathematics and actuarial science through a number of programs and endeavours. Jill Harper, FCIA, Chair of the AFC Communication Committee, joins us to provide more information on the organization and some of their current projects.
The alone stage of retirement: A risk exacerbated by gender
There is a growing proportion of baby boomer women who will end up living alone at older ages with limited incomes, and for whom health and daily activity issues will become more burdensome. It is this middle stage and into the late stage of retirement that many women will also find themselves alone and having to cope with both financial and non-financial issues – a period referred to as “the...
Long Live Rock
The Rolling Stones are back on tour this fall, despite the recent passing of drummer Charlie Watts, proving that old age and impending mortality don’t have to be impediments when it comes to being a rock star. But they’re not the only ones. Several performers from the classic rock can still be seen making new music and touring, even as they reach ages when most of us hope to be well into...