Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Salt Lake City Meeting discusses how investment policies and strategies for pension funds are often developed independently of liability considerations. This session looks at the probable mismatch of asset and liability cash flows, the extent of problem, the actuarial concern with certification of assets and structuring the fund to recognize the relationship between assets and liabilities.

Description: From the 41st ARC: a presentation focusing on risk management of a pension plan whose benefit is the greater of a defined benefit DB and a defined contribution DC plan. Hedging strategies are derived and illustrated, recognizing that the DB guarantee is like an option.