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Longevity Risk: New International Report Highlights Significant Risks to Retirement Security Posed by Improving Longevity

WASHINGTON – There is a significant risk to consider when it comes to assuring financial security in retirement: the risk of outliving one’s assets—also known as longevity risk….
Date Published: 10/23/2015
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October 23: American Academy of Actuaries to Host ‘Aging Securely: An Actuarial Forum on Financial and Health Care Retirement Challenges’

 WASHINGTON – On Friday, Oct. 23, the American Academy of Actuaries will host a public policy discussion on Capitol Hill led by actuarial experts on lifetime income, long-term care, and…
Date Published: 10/23/2015
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Date Published: 10/21/2015
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Size of lump-sum retirement payouts still undecided

Military Times
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 10/12/2015
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Comments by American Academy of Actuaries on Proposed Regs on Suspensions of Benefits

BenefitsLink Retirement Plans Newsletter
Date Published: 08/20/2015
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Alternatives for Pension Cost Recognition: Issues and Implications

BenefitsLink Retirement Plans Newsletter
Date Published: 08/17/2015
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Media Advisory: Actuaries’ Timothy Leier Available to Discuss Social Security’s Financial Condition as Program Marks 80th Anniversary

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Social Security Act of 1935, Timothy Leier, chairperson of the American Academy of Actuaries’ Social Security…
Date Published: 08/13/2015
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Social Security: No COLA in 2016

Bankrate Retirement Blog
Date Published: 07/22/2015
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OPM creates new committee to examine federal retirement plans

Fierce Government
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 05/05/2015
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New board to advise OPM director on federal retirement plans

FederalNewsRadio.com
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 05/04/2015
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The Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee released an issue brief, Retirement Policy: Potential for Changing Roles of Employers in Retirement Programs, which considers aspects of…
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Date Published: 10/18/2021
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Comments from Committees on Third Exposure Draft of ASOP No. 4

Comments from the Pension Committee, Multiemployer Plans Committee, and Public Plans Committee to the Actuarial Standards Board regarding the third exposure draft of Actuarial Standard of Practice…
Date Published: 10/18/2021
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Committee Releases Issue Brief on Degrees of Risk Sharing in New Retirement Plan Designs

The Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee published an issue brief examining issues pertaining to newer and novel plan designs as they relate to risk sharing between plan sponsors and…
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Date Published: 10/15/2021
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Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee issue brief examining issues pertaining to newer and novel plan designs as they relate to risk sharing between plan sponsors and participants.  
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The Pension Practice Council (PPC) published an issue brief, The 80% Pension Funding Myth, which addresses a persistent misconception that pension plan health or soundness can be determined solely by…
Date Published: 10/06/2021
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Committee Comments on Future Standard-Setting Agenda of the FASB

The Pension Committee submitted comments in response to the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) June 2021 solicitation of stakeholder feedback on its future standard-setting agenda.
Topics: ASB Retirement
Date Published: 09/22/2021
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Comment Letter to FASB on Future Standard-Setting Agenda

Pension Committee comment letter responding to Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) June 2021 Invitation to Comment on its future standard-setting agenda.  
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Date Published: 09/22/2021
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Issue Brief Examines 2021 Social Security Trustees Report

The Social Security Committee released an issue brief on the 2021 Social Security Trustees Report examining the social insurance program’s long-term solvency issues.
Date Published: 09/20/2021
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