Description: Disclosure of pension information to employees, stockholders and government has been a major public issue in the United States in recent years with enactment of the disclosure and reporting provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and, more recently, publication of the new accounting and disclosure requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. This 1981 discussion session focuses on public disclosure of retirement plans in the United States and lessons that can be learned from experience with Canadian disclosure and reporting requirements.

Description: This presentation made at the 1975 Spring Cincinnati Joint Meeting of the Conference of Actuaries in Public Practice and Society of Actuaries addresses the following issues: proposed Audit Guide revision of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No.8 Comparability of pension costs on financial statements and Cost Accounting Standards Board proposal for pension cost under government contracts.

Description: This presentstion is about acccounting standards around the world for retirement plans and postemployment benefits. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 19, No. 4B.

Description: This panel discussion was presented at the 1980 SOA Spring Meeting in Minneapolis. Discussions included Pension Plan issues related to Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB disclosure, accounting and reporting. FAS 35 And FAS 36 were discussed in detail. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 6, No. 2.

Description: This is a teaching session focusing on ERISA tax forms.

Description: This session discussion is about review of experience under new pension accounting standards in the United States and in Canada i.e., FASB No. 87 and 88, CICA. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 14, No. 1.

Description: This discussion reviews accounting for non-pension post-retirement benefits. Current FASB developments, Funding issues, Assumptions and methodology are examined. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 9, No. 4.

Description: This meeting session, which occurred at the June 1980 SOA meeting in San Deigo, covered issues related to Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB disclosure, accounting and reporting for pension plans. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 6, No. 3.

Description: The authors discuss perceptions by actuaries, investors, regulators and accountants of the various reported pension plan liabilities. Comments included focus on how current disclosures are interpreted and how liabilities might better be determined.

Description: This session discussion is about the Financial Accounting Standard FAS 87 and FAS 88 for pension accounting and mergers and acquisitions, including requirements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1988. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3A.