Description: This article announces the restructuring of the Retirement Needs Framework Task Force into the Committee on Post-retirement Needs and Risks. Past accomplishments and the new initiatives are outlined.

Description: Table 1 for 2009 Pension Section Survey: Update and Action Plan showing types of research being done by the Pension Section Council and their time frame

Description: A summary and description of a recent publication by the Committee on Post-Retirement Needs and Risks of the Society of Actuaries.

Description: Feature article discussing France's retirement system.

Description: Editorial describing some of the articles in the issue.

Description: Interview with Blaine Aiken to learn about recent developments in fiduciary responsibility and financial and retirement advice. New developments will extend the fiduciary requirements financial advisors are subject to. These developments are linked to changes in the code of ethics that apply to CFPs.

Description: The article is a summary of Society of Actuaries report entitled “Annuity Market Pricing Approaches” sponsored by the Retirement Section Research Committee. The report examines the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) methodology of developing solvency valuation assumptions, compares it to methods used in the U.S., and considers if it could be used in other markets, such as U.S. group annuities or individual annuities

Description: Through modeling results, illustrate how a variable annuity plan can provide superior results in the decumulation phase compared to traditional defined contribution plans while sharing risk more effectively than in traditional defined benefit plans

Description: Read as I reflect on the Retirement Section Council’s most recent meeting in San Diego, two clear themes were repeatedly discussed and debated.

Description: In this article, the author talks about the actuarial profession in Barbados.