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The Society has responded to the Central Bank of Ireland’s Consultation Paper 92: “Consultation on Domestic Actuarial Regime and Related Governance Requirements under Solvency II”.

The response includes the following comments:

Attached below is the March 2015 SAI Newsletter.  Included in this edition are articles on:

• SAI President’s Biennial Dinner
• Risk Management Perspectives Conference
• Member Proposition
• SAI Golf Society
• Continuing Professional Development Update
• Question Time
• Fellowship Ceremonies
• Student News

The Society congratulates Philip Shier, Past President of the Society, on his election as chair of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority’s (EIOPA) pension stakeholder group. 

Dermot Corry’s address to members and guests at the Society’s President’s Dinner on 12th February 2015 is available below.

The Society has decided to commission an analysis of the financial sustainability of the State Pension in Ireland.  In particular, the research will focus on the key levers (and associated parameters) that could be flexed when considering the sustainability of the State Pension. 

Pensions Council

The Society of Actuaries in Ireland welcomes the Tánaiste’s announcement of the membership of the Pensions Council. 

The Council’s function is to advise the Minister for Social Protection on matters of pensions policy.  Including Brendan Kennedy, Chief Executive of the Pensions Authority, the twelve-person Council includes five of the Society’s Fellow members – the others being Roma Burke, Tony Gilhawley, Sandra Rockett and Dr Shane Whelan – each of whom has a wealth of skills, knowledge and experience to offer. 

The Society has today issued a press release welcoming the Government’s decision to establish an expert group to formulate plans for a universal retirement savings scheme for private-sector workers. 

The Society has today issued a press release announcing the appointment of Philip Shier, a Past President of the Society, as Vice Chairperson of the Actuarial Association of Europe.  The Society congratulates Philip on his appointment.

The Press Release is available here.

Attached below is the September edition of the SAI Newsletter.  Included in this edition are articles on:

• SAI Strategy Plan 2014-2017
• SAI organisational chart
• Women Invent Tomorrow
• Maths Tutorials
• Q&A with Pat Curtin
• Work-Based Skills
• Student News

The Society has responded to the Discussion Paper on Risk Appetite issued by the Central Bank of Ireland recently. 

The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs - EBA, ESMA and EIOPA) launched a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on risk concentration and intra-group transactions within financial conglomerates. The technical standards aim at enhancing supervisory consistency in the application of the Financial Conglomerates Directive (FICOD). The consultation runs until 24 October 2014.