Description: Proposals and ideas are discussed with regard to pension accounting standards. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 3.

Description: This session discussion is about the Financial Accounting Standard FAS 87 and FAS 88 for pension accounting and mergers and acquisitions, including requirements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1988. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3A.

Description: This article describes a new pension accounting standard for multinational companies and compares its provisions to those of the U.S. accounting standards. From Pension Section News, April 1998, Issue No. 36.

Description: Pension accounting standards continue to evolve across the globe with objectives, methods and assumptions varying, sometimes substantially, from one jurisdiction to the next. The presenters will compare the primary global pension accounting standards (US GAAP and IFRS), review recent developments and address whether or not the current standards adequately serve stakeholders such as plan participants, investors, management and regulators.

Description: This discussion reviews accounting for non-pension post-retirement benefits. Current FASB developments, Funding issues, Assumptions and methodology are examined. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 9, No. 4.

Description: This web page contains a link to an Excel table, provided by the SOA Pension Section, with the month-end Moody's Long-Term Corporate Bond Yields - AA Bond Ratings - from January 1986 through June 2011. The Pension Section stopped updating the table after June 30, 2011.

Description: This panel will present a discussion of retiree health issues with a special focus on current developments with respect to Financial Accounting Standard FAS 106. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: The purpose of this paper is to set forth the nature of the charges made on the corporate financial statements for the cost of pension plans, to give a resume of what is currently being done, and to suggest possible solutions. Additionally included is a discussion of the paper from a number of actuaries and the authors comments. Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1964, Vol. 16, Pt. 1, No. 46.

Description: This session discussion is about the initial experience under Financial Accounting Standard 87, how have plan sponsors reacted, what assumptions are being used, further guidance from Financial Accounting Standards Board staff, and the work of Interim Actuarial Standards Board. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 12, No. 4A.

Description: This is a teaching session focusing on ERISA tax forms.