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  • Observations on our Observations
    volatility of statutory funding requirements for U.S. private sector defined benefit plans. The Rising ... input and output smoothing methods in the context of U.S. statutory requirements for private single-employer ...
    • Authors: Joseph Silvestri
    • Date: May 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Funding; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Public Policy
  • New Research on Pension Assumptions
    New Research on Pension Assumptions This is a summary of a new research paper entitled: ... contributions will be needed in the future for this year’s benefit accruals. Discount rates, ;Defined benefit ...

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    • Authors: Victor Modugno
    • Date: Sep 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Funding
  • DB Pension Plans: 10 Considerations in Light of the Coronavirus Crisis of 2020
    and duration of the disease are unknown. In the U.S., several stimulus bills have already been provided ... valuation purposes are long term in nature such as mortality rates. Other assumptions such as discount rates ...

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    • Authors: Zorast Wadia
    • Date: Jun 2020
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: Retirement Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement; Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Corporate plans; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Funding; Pensions & Retirement>Pension investments & asset liability management; Pensions & Retirement>Pension accounting; Pensions & Retirement>Pension risk transfer
  • Understanding the Valuation of Public Pension Liabilities: Expected Cost versus Market Price
    values pension liabilities in a way that mirrors annuity pricing. This is why MVL measurements that are ... of margins, profit, and other factors, actual annuity pric- es would generally be higher than the theoretical ...

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    • Authors: Paul Angelo
    • Date: Jan 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: In The Public Interest
    • Topics: Economics>Financial economics; Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Funding; Pensions & Retirement>Pension accounting; Pensions & Retirement>Public sector plans