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Patterns of Going Concern Discount Rates
This research examines funding valuation discount rates.

Updated NHL Pension Stats
Pension stats for the National Hockey League Players’ Retirement Benefit Plan.

U.S. Public Pension Plan Contribution Analysis
Updated analysis of whether public pension plan contributions have reduced unfunded liabilities.

Pub-2010 Public Retirement Plans Mortality Tables
Public-sector mortality tables developed from a review of recent mortality experience of public retirement plans in the United States.

Experience Studies

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RP-2014 Mortality Tables
The RP-2014 mortality tables presented in this report and the Mortality Improvement Scale MP-2014 presented in the companion report form a new basis for the measurement of retirement program obligations in the United States.

Research Reports

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U.S. Public Pension Plan Contribution Indices, 2006–2014
This study explores contribution indices—metrics developed by the SOA that compare pension plan contributions to benchmarks that represent the contribution level needed to pay down unfunded liabilities—for contributions among 160 state and large city public sector pension plans in the United States.