Description: This presentation from Session 141 of the SOA 2004 Annual Meeting and Exhibit discusses the longevity and investment risks facing participants after retirement and examines the relative merits of annuitizing retirement assets. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 3.

Description: Asia is experiencing changing demographic, social, and cultural tides which threaten to submerge existing retirement-pension systems.

Description: This paper offers a preliminary exploration of the implications of alternative mandatory annuity designs in a privatized Social Security environment. From Retirement Needs Framework, M-RS00-1.

Description: Recently, we have seen renewed interest in the international (or “offshore”) pension plan. An international plan typically provides benefits for internationally mobile workers of a multinational employer, but can also be used for certain other workers. The plan is usually located in a respected international finance centre.