Description: This paper is a comment on the Tracker Plan, a concept for U.S. pension reform.

Description: Discusses the Canadian Institute of Actuaries report on whether the normal retirement age in Canadian social security programs and private programs should be increased and possible impacts.

Description: Pension Section Communications Team Chairperson Faisal Siddiqi points out the valuable role played by the SOA’s Pension Research team, and provides insights and links to some of the resources of global interest and applicability to actuaries practicing in the retirement and related areas.

Description: The article summarizes the work of three past Retirement Section Chairs, what they did and what they are currently doing for the 100th Anniversary Edition.

Description: A review of the book, The New Retirement: How it Will Change Our Future

Description: In this article, the editor previews the issue and thanks the outgoing communications committee members. From the Pension Section News, October 2011, Issue No. 75.

Description: This article summarizes the approach taken by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries to develop mortality tables and mortality improvement scales for use in Canadian pension plans based on Canadian population data. It also summarizes the additional factors pension actuaries have to consider in using the new tables and scales.

Description: The author outlines the many reasons the Government of Ontario established a commission to examine the legislation governing registered pension plans. Themes and recommendations arising from the formal briefs and informal submissions received are summarized and links are provided. The final Commission Report was expected before the end of 2008. From the Pension Section News, September 2008, Issue No. 68.

Description: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by Faisal Siddiqi from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, April 2004, Issue No. 14.