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Academy in the News

Modernizing the U.S. Retirement System: It Takes a Village

Advisor Magazine
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 08/01/2018
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Academy in the News

Modernizing the U.S. Retirement System: It Takes a Village

Employee Benefit Research Institute
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 08/01/2018
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Article

Academy Pension Forum Puts Spotlight on Bridging the Gap Between Retirement Policy and Reality

WASHINGTON—Retirement policy thought leaders speaking at the American Academy of Actuaries’ “Modernizing the U.S. Retirement System” forum in Washington today led a…
Date Published: 07/27/2018
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Academy in the News

Women and Their Retirement Future

Business Woman
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 07/02/2018
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Date Published: 06/05/2018
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Article

Actuaries’ Use of Big Data Grows With New Applications to Insurance and Pension Risks

WASHINGTON—Big Data techniques and methods are increasingly being used to more effectively assess risks within insurance and pension and retirement systems, providing actuaries with powerful…
Date Published: 06/05/2018
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Academy in the News

The retirement crisis next door

Sentinel & Enterprise (Mass.)
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 05/25/2018
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Article

Academy’s ‘2018: Making Issues Count’ Website Provides Voters With Nonpartisan, Expert Information on Key Issues

WASHINGTON—As the political campaigns for the 2018 fall elections move into high gear after Memorial Day and candidates discuss their public policy positions during debates and in other…
Date Published: 05/24/2018
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Academy in the News

A fix everyone loves to hate for the $4 trillion retirement savings gap

Economic Times (India)
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 05/09/2018
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Date Published: 05/08/2018
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Pension Committee Comment Letter to IRS on Updated Mortality Tables

Pension Committee comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service on updated mortality improvement rates and static mortality tables for defined benefit pension plans for 2021.  
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 03/09/2020
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Committee Comments to U.S. Senate on Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Plan

Multiemployer Plans Committee comment letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance regarding the Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Plan.  
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 12/23/2019
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Committee Practice Note on Working with Auditors

Pension Committee practice note Working With Auditors of Pension and OPEB Plans providing insights to actuaries on engaging with auditors.  
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 12/11/2019
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Pension Committee Releases Variable Annuity Practice Note

Practice note prepared by Pension Committee addressing current and emerging practices for measuring obligations of defined benefit pension plans, with respect to variable annuity benefits.  
Date Published: 11/01/2019
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Issue Brief

Actuarial Observations on Retiree Income Approaches

Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee issue brief on application of actuarial methods to risk management in retirement income planning.  
Date Published: 10/18/2019
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Comments from Committees on ASOP 27 and 35 Exposure Drafts

Comments from the Pension Committee, Multiemployer Plans Committee, and Public Plans Committee to the Actuarial Standards Board on the exposure drafts of Actuarial Standards of Practice 27 and 35.  
Date Published: 09/09/2019
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Committee Notes from Meeting with Treasury, PBGC, and DOL

Notes from a meeting earlier this year between members of the Multiemployer Plans Committee of the American Academy of Actuaries (the Committee) with representatives of the U.S. Department of…
Date Published: 09/06/2019
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Policy Paper

Essential Elements: Creating a National Retirement Policy

Academy Essential Elements paper on creating a national retirement policy, outlining the ways in which a comprehensive national retirement policy could potentially address concerns about retirement…
Date Published: 08/12/2019
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Committee Comments to SOA on Pri-2012 Exposure Draft

Pension Committee comments to Society of Actuaries Retirement Plans Experience Committee regarding the Pri-2012 exposure draft.  
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 08/12/2019
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Comments on Second Exposure Draft of the Setting Assumptions ASOP

Pension Committee comment letter to the Actuarial Standards Board regarding the second exposure draft of the Setting Assumptions ASOP.   
Date Published: 07/31/2019
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