By Jeff Reeves
Precept 1 of the Code of Professional Conduct that all practicing U.S. actuaries must adhere to says, in part, that actuaries should “act honestly, with integrity and competence” and that they should avoid “dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.”
By Eric P. Harding
“Bandersnatch” got a lot of buzz when it premiered on Netflix late last year.
Carlos Fuentes is to be commended for his outstanding article on Sun Tzu and The Art of War in the January/February 2019 edition.
By Shawna Ackerman
Just before Thanksgiving last year, Academy staff told me they would like the next installment of my presidential message by the first of January. So, here I sit in the heart of the holiday season thinking about what next to write.
By Godfrey Perrott
One important concept in the Code of Professional Conduct that guides members of the U.S. actuarial organizations is that of a conflict of interest.
By Bryce Chamberlain
Have you heard of Git? Github, maybe? Git was created by Linus Torvald in 2005 to support the development of Linux,[1] which in 2016 ran an estimated 67 percent of web servers. Android runs on Linux.
By Tom Jaros
There is an old adage: “What gets measured, gets managed.” Under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) targeted improvements, much more will be measured.
By R. Evan Inglis
We haven’t come fully to grips with it yet, but our financial world is going through a massive transition that will create challenges for investors in public and private markets.
By Tom Toce
Growing up, I heard the phrase “to roll a seven” as a euphemism for death. Someone “rolling a seven” meant the same thing as “buying the farm,” “kicking the bucket,” etc.