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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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Capitol Hill Briefing Presentation—Retirement for the AGES

tol Hill briefing presentation that introduces the foundational principles needed to examine retirement plans and policy proposals designed to provide a secure and sufficient retirement as part of…
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 01/17/2014
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Comment / Letter

Letter to House Members on Making Pension Accounting Consistent with MAP-21

Letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding their request to make Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) consistent with the pension funding rules in the Moving Ahead…
Date Published: 01/08/2014
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Intersector Group March 2013 Meeting Notes with PBGC

Intersector Group report to the Pension Practice Council containing notes from its March 2013 meeting with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 12/20/2013
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Comment / Letter

Intersector Group March 2013 Meeting Notes with Treasury, IRS

Intersector Group report to the Pension Practice Council containing notes from its March 2013 meeting with the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 12/20/2013
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Comment / Letter

Intersector Group Sept. 2013 Meeting Notes with PBGC

Intersector Group report to the Pension Practice Council containing notes from its September 2013 meeting with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 12/20/2013
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Comment on IRS Notice 2013-49 on Updated Mortality Tables

Pension Committee comments on Internal Revenue Service Notice 2013-49: Updated Static Mortality Tables for the Years 2014 and 2015. 
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 12/16/2013
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Issue Brief

Measuring Pension Obligations

Pension Practice Council issue brief that examines the different measurements of the obligations of defined-benefit pension plans and discusses two common measurements for these plans: solvency value…
Date Published: 11/21/2013
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Joint Letter on ASOP Coordination Involving Retirement Benefits

Pension Committee, Joint Committee on Retiree Health, and Pension Finance Task Force letter to the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) on coordinating Actuarial Standards of Practice (ASOPs) involving…
Date Published: 10/29/2013
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Comments to EBSA on Annual Funding Notice for DB Plans

Pension Committee comments to the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) regarding certain disclosures on the Annual Funding Notice for defined benefit plans. 
Date Published: 10/03/2013
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Letter on Proposed PBGC Regulations on Premiums and Reducing Regulatory Burden

Pension Committee letter to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) that supports the proposed regulations on premium rates, payment of premiums, and reducing regulatory burdens. 
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 10/02/2013
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