Retirement
The Academy’s Retirement Practice Council (RPC) is a trusted source of expertise for policymakers and regulators tackling important policies regarding Social Security, public and private pension plans, other retirement benefits and investment strategies, and related lifetime security policy issues.
The RPC provides clear and objective technical guidance to help create a future of security and stability for U.S. organizations and retirees.
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Multiemployer Pension Plans
Multiemployer plans’ funding, financial reporting, financial risks, and plan design.
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Pension Accounting and Finance
Financial reporting for retirement plans, including updates from national and international accounting standards bodies, policy changes, and new regulations.
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Public Pension Plans
State and local government employee benefit plans’ funding, financial reporting, financial risks, design, and actuarial standards of practice related to public plans.
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Retirement Policy
Long term retirement policy, including the effects of legislation and regulations on retirement benefits, and emerging issues affecting retirement plans.
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Social Security
Financial sustainability and other topics related to the Social Security program.
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Retirement Resources
Issue Brief
Social Security Individual Accounts: Design Questions
Social Security Committee issue brief analyzing Social Security design changes that would create a defined contribution system within the program for workers to accumulate contributions in individual…
Issue Brief
Quantitative Measures for Evaluating Social Security Reform Proposals
Social Security Committee updated issue brief that discusses measures to evaluate Social Security reform proposals.
Comment / Letter
Intersector Group March 2014 Meeting Notes with Treasury, IRS
Intersector Group notes to the Pension Practice Council from its March 2014 meeting with the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service
Topics: Retirement
Intersector Group March 2014 Meeting Notes with PBGC
Intersector Group notes to the Pension Practice Council from its March 2014 meeting with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Topics: Retirement
Presentation
Retirement for the AGES Forum
Presentations from the Academy’s forum, Retirement for the AGES: Measuring for Success
Topics: Retirement
Comment / Letter
Letter on the Use of Pension Provisions to Offset Other Spending
Pension Practice Council letter to congressional leaders on proposals to raise revenue from the private sector pension system to offset unrelated spending increases
Topics: Retirement
Comment / Letter
Letter on Proposals to Extend MAP-21
Pension Finance Task Force letter on proposals to extend the pension funding rules enacted under MAP-21
Testimony
Academy Testimony to Senate on Retirement Security
Senior Pension Fellow Donald Fuerst testimony to U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy hearing on the state of U.S. retirement security.
Topics: Retirement
Presentation
Increasing Longevity: Impact on Pension Plan Sponsors and Participants
Pension Committee Vice Chairperson Ellen Kleinstuber presentation on the impact of increasing longevity on retirement to the National Conference of Insurance Legislators
Topics: Retirement
Policy Paper