Description: Interview with Blaine Aiken to learn about recent developments in fiduciary responsibility and financial and retirement advice. New developments will extend the fiduciary requirements financial advisors are subject to. These developments are linked to changes in the code of ethics that apply to CFPs.

Description: This presentation covers both Canadian and United States developments.

Description: This is a panel discussion session on the effect of legislation on employee benefit structure. From Record of Society of Actuaries 1980, Vol. 6, No. 4.

Description: Presented at Living to 100 Symposium, January 2011. The first part of this paper gives background material on the existing Canadian Income Security system, including both government-sponsored systems and private sector supplements. The second part is the report from the Canadian Institute of Actuaries' Task Force on Government-Facilitated Retirement Income Plans published March 2010, which provided actuarial input to the Canadian pension reform debate.

Description: This session discussion is about practices and procedures in the termination of pension plans, PBGC requirements and effect of new regulatory requirements on plan terminations. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 14, No. 4A.

Description: This article on pensions and tax expenditures discusses the problems in the development of the numbers provided by the Office of Management and Budget. Tax reform proposals that quantify increases in tax revenue that would result from elimination of tax advantages of qualified pension plans are flawed in the author's opinion.

Description: Interview with Andrea Sellers and Julie Curtis who share their knowledge and experiences related to serving on the ERSIA Advisory Council.

Description: This session discussion is about changes in benefit plan programs as a result of the latest round of law changes, changes affecting qualifications, discrimination and coverage requirements. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 14, No. 4B.

Description: 1994 SOA Meeting, San Antonio. This session focused on issues and regulations that were breaking at the time of the meeting. The panelists analyzed the most recent announcements from the IRS, Department of Labor, and PBGC. Both retirement and nonretirement developments were presented, with retirement-related issues emphasized.

Description: 2004 SOA Spring Meeting, Anaheim, CA. This session presented expert views on emerging issues that have technical and practical ramifications for plan sponsors, participants and/or advisers. It offered attendees an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the current retirement system's regulatory environment and how it has changed.