In Part 2 of the inaugural FinSTIC podcast, Sonia Sequeira continues her discussion with FinSTIC Chair Ashok Gupta, and FinSTIC founding group member Nico Aspinall about systems thinking. Although a number of pioneering actuaries have been working on problems with systems thinking techniques, it is still early days for the actuarial profession in this field. We discuss why systems approaches have only recently been gaining traction in academic circles outside the faculties that originated them. 

In Part 1 of the inaugural FinSTIC podcast, Sonia Sequeira talks to FinSTIC Chair Ashok Gupta, and FinSTIC founding group member Nico Aspinall, to find out more about systems thinking and how actuaries can adopt systems thinking approaches to become professional advisers with greater awareness of the systemic impacts of their work, and of the impact of system dynamics on their clients and employers. 

Nico Aspinall, IFoA Council Member and FinSTIC board member interviews Nick robins, Professor in Practice of Sustainable Finance at the Grantham Institute (London School of Economics) on the huge impact that systems thinking has made in the world of sustainable finance.