Description: This is the report of the findings from the Retirement Plan Preference Survey.

Description: Summary: Panelists discuss considerations in the design of retirement programs in the United States and Canada. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 2.

Description: This presentation discusses pension plans provided by U.S. multinational companies, and focuses on issues such as nondiscrimination rules, how the plan benefits compare to those of other countries, benefit indexing and what happens when an employee transfers to another country. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 18, No. 4B.

Description: This paper provides some background about demography, health and retirement summarizes how current pension laws influence the design of pension plans and the timing of retirement and looks at the optimal retirement age from the perspective of employers, government and workers.

Description: Brief review of the monograph written on tontines. Outlines support for the monograph's reading and value to the actuarial profession.

Description: This panel discussion examines the valuation problems, funding methods, valuing ancillary benefits, and fluctuations in experience of small pension plans.

Description: This presentation is about the different forces in the public versus private sectors influencing the design of retirement income plans. How these differ in Canada versus the United States is also explored. Several aspects of the issues will be discussed including changing patterns in the work force, the impact of legislation and regulation and the role of social security. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 10, No. 2.

Description: This report provides a framework of analyses and methods that can be use to compare and assess strategies for developing lifetime retirement income.

Description: Risk-shared plan designs have been gaining significant popularity with employers and members in response to the shortcomings of traditional defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans. The presenters will explore risk-shared plan design innovations recently implemented in Canada to better balance the competing needs of members and employers, including the growing trend toward pension plan consolidation.

Description: Panel provides an analysis of legal and actuarial issues which must be considered when modifying an existing retirement program, including the new hybrid plan designs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.