CB3 – Business Management

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IFoA (Institute and Faculty of Actuaries) の学習者向けの無料CB3 – Business Management学習ノート。各章のリンクから、要点・例題・練習問題への導線にアクセスできます。

A range of topics relevant to working as an actuary in the financial services industry

  • Specify the type of skills that must be acquired to become a competent practising actuary in the financial services industry

  • List the aspects of an employing company about which knowledge should be obtained

  • Specify those aspects of the financial services industry about which knowledge should be obtained and maintained

  • Describe why it is important to know how other industries affect the financial services industry

  • State those aspects of the global economy and politics about which some knowledge should be gained and maintained

  • Describe the activities of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

  • Discuss the issues and challenges faced currently by each main practice area (life, pensions, general, healthcare, finance, investment and enterprise risk management)

Develop an approach to strategic thinking

  • Describe what a strategy is and how it relates to competitive advantage and competitive positioning

  • Develop a process for strategic decision making

  • Define a PEST analysis (Political/legislative, Economic, Societal, Technological) and describe how to carry one out

  • Describe how to identify business and consumer needs and how to prioritise them

  • Describe the industry value chain and how to apply it

  • Discuss how to combat competitive forces

  • Communicate strategic messages to gain buy-in and attention, selecting appropriate structures to present different types of information

  • Discuss how a company's culture affects decision making

  • Discuss how a company's structure affects decision making

  • Analyse case studies and present results of the analyses

Develop an approach to business decision making

  • Discuss the importance of a clear mission statement

  • Describe the importance of a clear business strategy

  • Describe the benefits of teamwork

  • Describe the advantages of time management

  • Discuss the importance of extracting relevant information from a large volume of data

  • Describe the interaction of various company functions

  • Discuss the value of different people skills

  • Assess their ability to influence others

  • Discuss the advantages of communicating clearly

  • Describe how to develop a decision making process

  • Discuss attitude to risk in decision making

  • Discuss how competition can affect a market

Basic legal principles relevant to the work of an actuary and their practical implications

  • Appreciate the sources of English law and how Scottish law may differ

  • Understand the requirements for a valid contract

  • Identify when the courts will imply terms into contracts

  • Understand the extent to which liability can be excluded

  • Make simple assessments of likely contractual remedies

  • Calculate a basic award of damages

  • Identify the factors that must be established before liability for professional negligence can arise

  • Understand the concept of a trust and the duties of trustees

  • Understand the concept of agency and list the types of authority an agent may possess

  • Appreciate the concepts of separate legal personality and limited liability

  • Understand and explain the role of directors and shareholders within a company

  • Appreciate the duties imposed on directors by statute, common law and equity

  • Explain the nature of partnership and the duties owed by partners to insiders and third parties

Important aspects of professionalism and ethics

  • State important characteristics of a profession and its advantages to interested parties

  • Demonstrate a knowledge of the Actuaries' Code that binds all members of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

  • List the measures by which the Financial Reporting Council and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries regulate the activities of actuaries and candidates in the UK and overseas

  • Describe the corporate governance structure of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

  • Analyse appropriate case studies relating to professionalism and ethics, and present results of the analyses

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