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“Retirement Heist”: How firms trimmed pensions

NPR’s “Morning Edition”
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 09/29/2011
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Actuaries: Don’t Wait until Deficit Deal Is Reached; Now Is the Time to Address Social Security

  WASHINGTON — Sept. 23, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries Social Security Committee is urging policymakers to improve the long-term solvency and sustainability of Social Security. The…
Date Published: 09/23/2011
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Date Published: 09/22/2011
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Donald Fuerst Named Senior Pension Fellow at the American Academy of Actuaries

  WASHINGTON — Aug. 5, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries announced today that Donald Fuerst will be the professional association’s new senior pension fellow. Fuerst recently retired…
Date Published: 08/05/2011
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Actuaries suggest raise in Social Security retirement age

National Mortgage News
Date Published: 07/27/2011
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Date Published: 07/15/2011
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Date Published: 07/15/2011
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Actuary to Congressional Panel: Increase the Social Security Retirement Age

  WASHINGTON — July 11, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries Public Interest Committee Chairperson Tom Terry testified to members of Congress that efforts to restore actuarial balance…
Date Published: 07/11/2011
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Academy rep urges Congress to increase retirement age

National Underwriter Life & Health
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 07/08/2011
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Actuary to Testify to Congressional Subcommittee on Social Security’s Finances

  What: The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security will hold a hearing on Social Security’s current benefit expenditures…
Date Published: 07/07/2011
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Comment / Letter

Letter to Treasury Department on Method for Applying Anti-Backloading Rule to Cash Balance Plans

Pension Committee letter to the Department of the Treasury requesting that Treasury reconsider its method for applying an anti-backloading rule (the four-thirds rule) to cash balance plans.
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 09/03/2007
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Letter to JBEA on Audits of Enrolled Actuaries’ CE Filings

Pension Committee letter to Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (JBEA) requesting the JBEA provide a summary of key mistakes or problems it has found in audits of enrolled actuaries CE…
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 09/03/2007
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Letter to JBEA on Audits of Enrolled Actuaries’ CE Filings

Pension Committee letter to Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (JBEA) requesting the JBEA provide a summary of key mistakes or problems it has found in audits of enrolled actuaries CE…
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 09/03/2007
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Issue Brief

Social Security: Evaluating the Structure for Basic Benefits

Social Security Committee issue brief evaluating the structure of basic Social Security benefits.  
Date Published: 09/01/2007
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Comment / Letter

Letter to Texas Officials Clarifying Comments on OPEB Accounting Standards

Joint Committee on Retiree Health letter to Texas officials about misinterpretations of the committee’s 2006 comments on accounting standards for OPEBs
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 06/15/2007
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Comment / Letter

Letter to Energy Department on Pension Reimbursement Policy for DOE Contractors

Pension Committee comments to the Department of Energy (DOE) on the issues faced by the DOE and its contractors in managing the costs of pension and medical benefits.
Date Published: 05/10/2007
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Comment / Letter

Letter to IRS on Combined Plan Deduction Limits under Notice 2007-28

Pension Committee comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding changes to the combined plan deduction limit under IRS Notice 2007-28.
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 03/01/2007
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Issue Brief

Investing Social Security Assets in the Securities Markets

Social Security Committee issue brief on Investing Social Security Assets in the Securities Market.  
Date Published: 03/01/2007
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Comment / Letter

Comments to IRS and Treasury on Substitute Mortality Tables

Pension Committee discussion paper to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of the Treasury regarding the use of substitute mortality tables.
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 11/06/2006
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Letter to IRS on Requests for Technical Guidance on Circular 230

Pension Practice Council letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requesting technical guidance on regulatory issues related to IRS Circular 230
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 08/29/2006
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