Description: This article is the second of two parts the first published in the September, 1981 issue of The Actuary and provides a summary of the discussions which took place at Canada’s National Pension Conference. Topics discussed by delegates included the appropriate roles of both public and private sector pension plans in Canada.

Description: In this article the author discusses the role pension actuaries should take regarding retirement security. She exhorts members to go beyond their professional requirements and find ways to help create a more secure retirement for citizens. From: The Actuary, February 2000, volume 34, issue 2.

Description: The Actuary Vol. 22, No. 1. This article explores the differences and the commonalities of UK vs US actuarial practice with an emphasis on pensions.

Description: This article is a fictional summary of a speech by the Secretary for Retirement Incomes at the World Labor Group Conference in the year 2000.

Description: This table is an analysis of engagement among adults age 55 and older. Engagement is defined as time spent in paid work, formal volunteering informal volunteering and caregiving activities.

Description: Article from The Actuary February 1993 Volume 27, No. 2 highlights experience study on mortality from uninsured pension plans

Description: The world’s largest purchaser of goods or services is the U.S. government. Purchases range from simple paper clips to sophisticated weapons systems. Most government purchases are made through competitive techniques. This articles discusses the differences in determining pension costs for Government Contractors between the rules determined by FASB, ERISA and CAS Cost Accounting Standards.

Description: The article notes that the “Terminology Report of the Committee on Pensions of the Society of Actuaries was initially undertaken to assist the Academy’s Principles and Practices Committee with recommendations it had been preparing. As indicated in the exposure draft of the Terminology Report distributed in March 1975, the scope of the project was subsequently broadened.” It then summarizes recent developments and recommendations.

Description: This table is an analysis of engagement among adults age 55 and older by health status. Engagement is defined as time spent in paid work, formal volunteering informal volunteering and caregiving activities.

Description: Discusses a report prepared by Frank Kleiler for the US Department of Labor on a survey he conducted of the Canadian pension situation. Includes both the private and public pension systems.