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: The presenter will discuss these issues, the current funding status of defined-benefit plans and the resulting effects on balance sheets, income statements and cash flows. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 32pd.

Description: This 1981 discussion session focuses on current trends in the investment of pension assets.

Description: A survey of available derivatives and a description of how they can be used in pension portfolios is presented. How derivatives can help investment performance, whether derivatives are appropriate for their pension assets, and the special risks associated with derivatives are also examined. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3a.

Description: This presentation discusses asset/liability management and developing investment policies. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 22, No. 2.

Description: Panelists discuss the need for pension fund managers to continually reexamine their allocation of funds across broad asset classes, and determine the most prudent mix of investments. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: This 1981 discussion session is about defined benefit plan pension investments. Specifically it covers: 1. Dedicated portfolios, 2. Investment policy for defined benefit plans, 3. Real estate investments, 4. Immunization, and 5. Foreign investments.

Description: This session explores the potential cash-flow and financial accounting implications of the equity market decline. The discussion focuses on ways to present these results to clients and asset/liability matching techniques that can be used to dampen the significance of this change. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2, Session 61pd.

Description: This presentation discusses techniques and considerations in beginning an investment strategy to develop a cash flow pattern appropriate for the liabilities being funded. The role of the actuary, the liabilities to be addressed, suitable investments, dedication vs annuities, techniques for asset selection, and the valuation of assets and liabilities are covered. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 3.