Description: The 2006 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation PBGC Annual Performance and Accountability Report and the 2006 Annual Report of the PBGC each contain a summary of the results of the Sept. 30, 2006 actuarial valuation. The purpose of the separate Actuarial Valuation Report is to provide greater detail concerning the valuation of future benefits than is presented in PBGC's Annual Report.

Description: Your Continuing Education Team has two primary areas of responsibility. In addition to our work on the programming for the spring and annual meetings, we plan and deliver pension-focused webcasts for the SOA.

Description: Book Review Pension Fund Excellence—Creating Value for Stakeholders by K.P. Ambachtsteere & D.D. Ezra Reviewed by Barnet N. Berin from Pension Section News, November 1998, Issue No. 38.

Description: SOA Asset Valuation Method Survey Results by Jim Paterson & Larry Pinzur from Pension Section News, June 1999, Issue No. 40.

Description: OASDI Trust Fund: Principal Economic and Demographic Assumptions from Pension Section News, October 1999, Issue No. 41.

Description: From the Pension Section Council Chairperson Pension Training Software by Colin England from Pension Section News, June 2000, Issue No. 43.

Description: The article outlines the pros and cons of providing lump sums in defined benefit plans both for the participant and the employer. Retirement assets need to be used effectively and actuaries can make a difference assisting employers, the public and policymakers to focus more on post employment risks.

Description: Advisory Committee on Enrolled Actuary Exam Seeks Applicants by Carl Shalit from Pension Section News, August 2002, Issue No. 49.

Description: This articles focuses on real economics versus GAAP accounting and concludes that equities are an inferior investment for corporate pension funds.

Description: Article, "Post-Retirement Risks Highlight 2004 LIMRA/LOMA/SOA Pension Conference" by Karen Gentilcore and John Riley.