The Pension Committee submitted comments to the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) on the third exposure draft of a proposed actuarial standard of practice (ASOP) on modeling.

The Pension Practice Council (PPC) released an issue brief that examines the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC) multiemployer pension program, which could exhaust its assets in less than 10 years and be forced to cut benefits to retirees receiving PBGC support unless changes are made. Read the news release. 

The Pension Committee released an issue brief that explores risk transfers by defined benefit pension plans from the perspectives of plan sponsors, beneficiaries, and policymakers. Read the news release.

The Intersector Group released the notes of its September 2016 meeting with the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service.

The Intersector Group released the notes of its September 2016 meeting with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

The Intersector Group provided a meeting notes excerpt regarding Form 5500 clarifications from its September 2016 meeting with the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service.

The Pension Committee submitted comments to U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Susan Collins on efforts to encourage open multiple employer plans.

The Lifetime Income Risk Joint Task Force submitted a comment letter to the Department of Labor concerning proposals for increasing retiree income options, with a focus on additional safe harbors that encourage delivering lifetime income.

The Multiemployer Subcommittee released a comment letter on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC) proposed rule on mergers and transfers between multiemployer plans.

The Pension Committee released a comment letter on the decision by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to limit pension actuaries’ ability to interact with IRS actuaries and other experienced employee-benefits personnel.

The Social Security Committee released an issue brief that explores possible design changes to Social Security addressing issues faced by a growing part of the U.S. population who may attain advanced ages and lack adequate resources.

The Social Security Committee released an issue brief on the 2016 Social Security Trustees Report that examines the social insurance program’s long-term solvency issues and recommends that Congress should act soon to improve the long-term financial outlook of the program.

The Pension Committee submitted a comment letter to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) expressing appreciation for proposed regulations providing a reduction or partial waiver of the penalty due upon the late payment of premiums to the single employer and multiemployer insurance programs.

The Pension Committee submitted a comment letter to the IRS and Treasury requesting that the 2017 Applicable Mortality Tables be issued as soon as possible.

The Intersector Group released the notes of its March 2016 meeting with the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service

The Intersector Group released the notes of its March 2016 meeting with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

The Pension Committee submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding the proposed regulations for nondiscrimination relief for closed defined benefit plans.

The Pension Practice Council submitted comments to the Department of Defense regarding the use of personal discount rates to calculate lump-sum payments from military pensions as required in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.

The Pension Accounting Committee submitted comments to the Financial Accounting Standards Board on its exposure draft on changes to the disclosure requirements for defined benefit plans.

The Pension Committee released the exposure draft, Selecting Investment Return Assumptions Based on Anticipated Future Experience. The comment deadline for this exposure draft is June 27, 2016.