Description: A discussion of the similarities and differences in social security benefit design, indexation, and financing in Canada, the United States and other countries.

Description: Full version of International Section News, February 2000, Issue No. 21.

Description: This paper examines the growing trend toward phased retirement in which workers move slowly into full-time leisure, and then the paper suggests alternative pension designs to accommodate the trend. From Retirement Needs Framework, M-RS00-1.

Description: This paper examines the following three questions by reviewing literature that identifies and evaluates the tradeoffs among annuitization and self-managed drawdown strategies: 1. How DO Retirees Draw Down their Financial Savings? 2. How COULD Retirees Draw Down their Financial Savings? 3. How SHOULD Retirees Draw Down their Financial Savings?

Description: This session discusses two recent SOA research initiatives called FARM I and FARM II. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 3.

Description: This paper reviews proposals from the IPSAS- B, the IMF and Eurostat in relation to the reporting of pension liabilities in national accounts.

Description: This symposium provides new thought, insight and easy dialogue between many disciplines as professionals discuss the ways the aging population and changing family structures are changing retirement today. Differences between the U.S. and Canada are discussed. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2, Session 143

Description: This paper investigates the accuracy of loss reserves by comparing some reserves with the actual results five years hence. The ultimate purpose was to provide an estimate of the amount of variability which cannot be explained by listed factors. The resulting amount of variability gives an indication of the amount required for a provision for adverse deviation. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1991, VOL. 1

Description: Panelists discuss issues and concerns about the long-term viability of the Canadian Pension Plan CPP. An update of the financial aspects of the system is presented and experts discuss the issues and alternatives under consideration. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Vancouver Meeting offers basic information on the redesign effort underway in regard to the SOA basic education program, and, in particular, on the governing principles that will guide the redesign process. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3b.