Description: This panel discussion from the 1977 Record of the SOA Vol. 3 No. 4 examines the possible future developments related to retirement income security including public policy developments and the various social, economic, political, demographic, and other driving forces impact of future events.

Description: This study addresses some aspects of the financial impact on women under the Social Security benefits reform or redistribution.

Description: Experts' discussion of symposium papers. From Retirement Needs Framework, M-RS00-1.

Description: This paper examines actuarial pension models and the methodologies those models offer, and introduces a new liability concept that eliminates certain inconsistencies that exist in the models. From Current Pension Actuarial Practice in Light of Financial Economics Symposium, M-RS04-1.

Description: This paper takes the position that the most significant impact of pension funds on the U.K. economy relates to the costs imposed by extreme mismatching between their financial assets and liabilities. From Current Pension Actuarial Practice in Light of Financial Economics Symposium, M-RS04-1.

Description: This paper shows an approach whereby future asset returns and liabilities are modeled taking into account the probability of various returns. It develops an asset-smoothing approach that uses an expected return on the asset mix and averages both historical and projected asset values. From Current Pension Actuarial Practice in Light of Financial Economics Symposium, M-RS04-1.

Description: Book review: Demography and Retirement in the 21st Century by Anna M. Rappaport and Sylvester J. Schieber. Congratulations are given to the editors and the pension Research Council for presenting important questions and discussions about our future.

Description: The Indian economy is growing with the growth of national income and per capita income, while society is facing the problem of an increasing number of persons in old age and the gradual erosion of the joint family system. The existing social security schemes do not cover the large mass of the working population. Therefore, India needs micro-pension plans that cover the large segment of people from the unorganized sector.

Description: Discussant comments by Ryan Labs Asset Management on paper “Actuarial Methods and Public Pension Funding Objective: An Empirical Examination,” by Norman L. Jones and Brian B. Murphy and Paul Zorn

Description: Excel spreadsheet illustrating a specific proposal outlined in the paper, with detailed explanations.