Architects of Capital for a Better World

This video explores the role of actuaries in influencing how trillions of dollars are invested through pension and insurance systems. While the world faces a $4.2 trillion annual gap to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, vast pools of long-term capital remain misaligned with social and environmental priorities. Actuaries design the frameworks that govern these funds. We set the assumptions that define risk, return, and prudence. Through asset-liability modelling, capital adequacy tests, and solvency regulations, we help determine whether capital flows into fossil fuels or clean energy, short-term debt or resilient infrastructure. The video makes the case for a broader interpretation of fiduciary duty, one that considers intergenerational fairness and systemic resilience. It calls on actuaries to use their influence not only to protect balance sheets, but to shape a financial system that serves both people and planet. This is a technical profession, but the impact of our work is deeply human. The future of finance is still being written. Actuaries have a seat at the table, and a responsibility to help decide what that future looks like.