IAA Admits its 71st and 72nd
Full Member Associations - Kazakhstan and Ghana
The International Actuarial Association (IAA) is pleased to
announce that it has admitted the Actuarial Society of Kazakhstan
(ASK) and the Actuarial Society of Ghana (ASG) as its
71st and 72nd Full Member Associations
respectively. Both Associations have been IAA Associate Members for
more than 15 years and have objectives that support the IAA Mission
and Vision. The ASK was established in 2000, has a membership
comprising 66 fully qualified actuaries, and is currently led by
Ms. Akzharkyn Knykova. The ASG was established in 1996, has a
membership comprising 34 fully qualified actuaries, and is
currently led by Mr. Stephen Yeboah.
The ASK goals include: creating conditions for the recognition
and development of actuarial science and the profession; promoting
actuarial standards; cooperating with international financial
institutions; cooperating with government authorities in the
development of regulations that govern actuarial practice and other
related activities. Similarly, the ASG objectives include:
regulating the practice of the actuarial profession in Ghana;
promoting the actuarial profession while fostering relationships
amongst actuaries within Ghana and internationally.
Admission as a Full Member follows a thorough process that
includes a review of the applicant association's education program;
code of professional conduct; formal discipline process; and, where
applicable, formal process for the adoption of standards of
practice. The Accreditation Committee reviews each of these
documents to ensure compliance with IAA requirements, and the
Education Committee determines whether the education requirements
for a particular association or programme meet the standards set
down in the IAA Education Syllabus and Guidelines. Several
volunteers from both committees were instrumental in progressing
the ASK and ASG's admission process.
This activity contributes towards achieving the IAA's strategic
objective to support the development, organization and promotion of
the actuarial profession in areas of the world in which it is not
present or is not fully developed.
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