Description: This presentation starts with a panelist discussing three frameworks that exist in the asset allocation area: The asset only framework, the asset-liability framework, and the asset-liability-sponsor framework. The panelist then explains why he believes that the asset-liability-sponsor is the only correct framework. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 18, No. 4B.

Description: This is a panel discussion session on pension products focusing on markets, distribution systems and differing viewpoints on products. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 1

Description: Is the New CPI Different? The article discusses the changes made to the CPI, whether it is an accurate measure of inflation and the implications for pension plans.

Description: This article is a synopsis of a 2017 Society of Actuaries annual meeting session of the same title.

Description: Paper examines the asset allocation behavior of state and local pension plans.

Description: Paper presents a conceptual approach that could improve the security of retiree benefits while reducing the variability of employer contributions and improving the long-term prospects of the plan as a whole.

Description: This project aims to understand pension participants’ investment and withdrawal behaviors and provide guidance in pension plan design, using data from China

Description: This paper provides a summary of the report, Back Testing of Investment Performance by Asset Class.

Description: August 2012 issue of (RL) Bond Market Watch

Description: July 2012 of RL Asset Liability Watch