Description: Abstract of paper that discusses a new funding method that would make the recommended contribution for funding purposes for public DB plans subject to an overriding minimum contribution OMC calculation.

Description: The article presents a number of approaches to communicating and discussing risk with employer and retirement board members.

Description: Presented for discussion are two research reports: Public Employee Retirement Plans Research: Experience Studies, Valuation Reports and Unfunded Liabilities, and Pension Plan Termination in Ontario since 1988. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.

Description: Article Book Review by Ray in The Actuary, January 1979, Volume 13, Number 1

Description: Randolph’s Bonanza Bigger Than Expected by M.D. Drysdale from Pension Section News, January 1998, Issue No. 35.

Description: Update of RSC members, planned activities for 2018, retirement 20/20 for public sector plans.

Description: The U.S. Bureau of the Census has rightfully earned a reputation for technical excellence. However, the author has run across an instance where this venerable, distinguished agency went sadly astray - namely, in connection with the number and proportion of employees of state and local governments who are covered by Social Security and Disability Insurance.

Description: The author presents his views on the funding of the French rail workers’ pension system.

Description: A comparison of recently used mortality assumptions among state-based and large-city public pension plans to the Pub-2010 Mortality Tables.

Description: This is a letter to the readers of the newsletter describing the content of the publication.