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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Testimony
Academy ERISA Advisory Council Testimony on Lifetime Income Solutions
Ted Goldman, Senior Pension Fellow, testimony before the U.S. Department of Labor’s Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans on “Lifetime Income Solutions as a Qualified…
Topics: Retirement
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Pension Committee Testimony to ERISA Advisory Council on Pension Risk Transfers
Ellen Kleinstuber, vice-chairperson of the Academy’s Pension Committee, testimony at an ERISA Advisory Council hearing on model notices and disclosures to help defined benefit plan participants…
Topics: Retirement
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Academy Member Follow-up Answers to Senate Testimony on Social Security
Janet Barr, former chairperson of the Academy’s Social Security Committee, post-hearing testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance following its hearing on “Social Security: Is a Key…
Topics: Social Security
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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
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Academy Testimony to Congressional Subcommittee on Social Security
Senior Pension Fellow Donald Fuerst’s testimony at a House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing that examines bipartisan proposals to adjust Social Security…
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ERISA Testimony on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans
Senior Pension Fellow testimony before the ERISA Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans
Topics: Retirement
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Congressional Testimony on Strengthening Social Security
Senior Pension Fellow testimony to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security on the topic of protecting and strengthening Social Security.
Topics: Social Security
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Congressional Testimony on Pension System Reform
Pension Practice Council testimony to the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations regarding strengthening the defined benefit (DB) pension system and long-term…
Topics: Retirement
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Testimony on Pension Security
Senior Pension Fellow testimony to the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations regarding the health and future of defined benefit (DB) pension plans.
Topics: Retirement
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Testimony on Minimum Required Distributions
Pension Practice Council testimony to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) meeting on regulations regarding minimum required distributions.
Topics: Retirement