Description: Editor's note for the September 2014 issue.

Description: This article provides a brief summary of the October 25-26, 2010 Institute of Actuaries of India's Seminar on Current Issues in Retirement Benefits held in Mumbai, India. The purpose of the seminar was to provide a general and technical update to all Indian professionals who are involved in the design, management, accounting and evaluation of employee benefit schemes.

Description: The paper begins by questioning the wisdom of making pension provision when negative real rates of return are on offer. It then explores an alternative means of securing your standard of living in retirement: repurchasing of goods and services. The pros and cons are considered. There are risks but they are different ones. The author is not sure that the world is ready for such an approach; not yet anyway. But if the financial sector becomes too bloated, who knows?

Description: recap of the mortality working group meeting.

Description: A look at the cost of out-migration on a region with an aging population.

Description: Editor' Note

Description: A summary of the IAA meetings in Vancouver in October 2015.

Description: Read the September 2016 issue of International News published by the International Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: Can immigration in Europe actually help to mitigate the looming pension crisis.

Description: Briefing about recent activity of the International Section Council Members and initiatives