Pension Practice Council issue brief debunking the myth that an 80% funded ratio is the proper basis for determining whether a pension plan is financially or “actuarially” sound.  (October 06, 2021)

Public Plans Committee issue brief on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public pension plans. (December 14, 2020)

Public Plans Committee practice note reviewing current and emerging approaches to completion of the Actuarial section of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. (March 31, 2020)

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. (September 09, 2019)

Pension Committee, Public Plans Committee and Multiemployer Plans Committee comment letter to ASB on exposure drafts of proposed revisions to ASOPs 4, 24, and 35. (July 30, 2018)

Pension Practice Council comment letter to Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System Board on the newly-adopted Terminated-Vested Member Buyout Program. (October 23, 2017)

Intersector Group notes of its May 2017 meeting with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. (August 03, 2017)

Pension Practice Council issue brief that explores various methods to measure the financial health of pension plans. (July 13, 2017)

Pension Practice Council comments to the Department of Defense regarding the use of personal discount rates to calculate lump-sum payments from military pensions as required in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. (April 27, 2016)

Pension Committee comments to the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) on its exposure draft, “Assessment and Disclosure of Risk Associated with Measuring Pension Obligations and Determining Pension Plan Contributions.” (June 01, 2015)