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Studying while working part-time is becoming a reality for more and more students. This can be attributed to a number of reasons including higher living costs associated with life in big cities, the ambition to gain professional experience early on, or perhaps the generational obsession with smashed avocado and the effects it has on our bank accounts. Whatever the reason may...

It is that time of year again (although none of us can really believe it), and many of us are starting to wind down and prepare for the Christmas break. For our last blog post of the year, the SKL team have collaborated to reflect on the year.  As well as sharing a few insights into their own 2018 festive holiday plans and goals for 2019, it has been an opportunity to unders...

Living and working overseas is something many aspire to.  Alternatively an opportunity is suddenly presented and you need to know what to think about. As an actuary, global opportunities exist as the qualification is well recognised and the profession well regarded around the world.  As an Associate or Fellow you have an internationally respected qualification with mutual...

Last year, I attended the “Women in Leadership Program”, a short course run through the UNSW Business School. It was an extremely insightful and reflective program and I walked away with some additional tools and learnings which have hugely benefited me in working on my leadership skills. In my profession, communication with a diverse range of people is part of everyday life...

Gender diversity within the workplace through the eyes of a gender studies student.   Reading the title, you might think that this will be an opinion piece from the perspective of a young female, ranting about how there need to be more females in senior positions with equal pay. Whilst I agree that equal pay needs to be universal and women should be in high positions, ...

The current environment has generated a lot of excitement around the developments in data analytics and robotics. Clearly there are immense opportunities but there is also some concern and anxiety around the potential redundancy for actuaries and how this will affect job prospects in the future. My personal belief is that this is a great time to be an actuary, however, the a...

SKL were proud to be the barista sponsor of the Financial Services Forum 2018 event! Jas Singh was also the curator for the Broader Fields segment. The event was well-attended and a special thanks to all the volunteers who either spoke at the event or helped to organise it.

Jas Singh and Aliza Yau are back from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Asia Conference in Bangkok with some key highlights and insights below: Defining Key attributes of Actuary of the Future Networker Data Analyst Transformer Technology Focused Futurist and an inventor Commercial insights China continues to be one of the biggest threat to t...

Arsene Wenger has resigned as Manager of Arsenal Football Club after 22 years in charge. He is credited with leading the evolution of English Premier League in terms of diet, training, stretching and preparation for matches; in short, with leading the overhaul of the whole support structure for professional football at the highest club level in the UK. I recall being at ...

SKL is proud to be the silver sponsor of the Financial Services Forum to be held in May 18. Jas Singh has also been involved as the curator for the Broader Fields segment.  All of us at SKL are looking forward to the event and we encourage everybody to attend. https://www.actuaries.asn.au/microsites/financial-services-forum-2018