Pension Section News
December 2009, Issue No. 71
CHAIRPERSON'S CORNER
By Cindy Levering
In her final Chairperson's Corner, Cindy Levering provides readers an update on some of the initiatives that the SOA and Pension Section Council are engaged in and some recent changes to the Pension Section News. Full article >>
NOTES FROM THE EDITOR
By Josh Bank
Musings over the evolution of the Editor role; "paperless" correspondence; recent changes in the Pension Section Council and its Teams; SOA support of the Pension Section; and a sneak peek at possible action steps in response to the survey of Pension Section members and other retirement practitioners. Full article >>
PERSPECTIVES FROM ANNA–FINANCIAL LITERACY
By Anna Rappaport
Financial illiteracy has been identified as a major obstacle to effective retirement planning for Americans. Anna Rappaport's article provides actuaries with helpful ideas about ways to make the public more aware of the increasing need for financial literacy and some of the resources currently available to help individuals. Full article >>
SOA/AAA JOINT PENSION FINANCE TASK FORCE
By R. Evan Inglis
Evan Inglis, the new chairperson of the SOA/AAA Joint Pension Finance Task Force, shares with us his view of the important pension finance issues facing actuaries and the task force's vision of how pension finance can strengthen the actuarial profession. Full article >>
SOA HOSTS SYMPOSIUM ON PUBLIC PENSION PLAN FINANCING
By Thomas Lowman
The SOA hosted the 2009 Public Pension Finance Symposium in Chicago, May 18–19 2009. Tom Lowman provides us with a short and insightful summary of each session from the symposium. Full article >>
PENSION SECTION SURVEY–THE RESULTS ARE IN!
By Marcus Robertson
Marcus Robertson gives us a rundown of key results from the recent survey conducted by the Pension Section Council's Communications Team. Full article >>
A GUIDE TO SURFING THE NEW PENSION SECTION WEB PAGES
By Josh Bank
Josh Bank explores the new Pension Section Web pages and provides readers with a map of the new features. Full article >>
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