Research Projects

Research Projects in Pension

• Adequacy of Bond Supply and Cost of Pension Benefits: A Financial Economics Perspective
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• Selecting Mortality Tables: A Credibility Approach–12.08.08
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• Pension Risk Management: Derivatives, Fiduciary Duty and Process–09.09.08
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• The Total Career Benchmark Process–A First Step in Redefining Canadian Pension Plans–05.27.08
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• The Nature of the Pension "Promise"–05.02.08
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• Simple Life Expectancy Calculator–02.12.08
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• Modeling Long Term Healthcare Cost Trends–12.12.07
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• Autopilot: Self-Adjusting Systems for Sustainable Retirement Systems
• Retirement Income Calculator–Beta Verison
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• Survey on the Prevalence of Traditional and Hybrid Defined Benefit Pension Plans –03.01.05
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• Impact of Mortality Projection Scales on Defined Benefit Pension Plan Valuations–11.01.04
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• The Impact of Reversion Taxes on Pension Plan Funding –01.15.07
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• Aging Curves for Health Care Costs in Retirement
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• 30–Year Treasury Rates and Defined Benefit Pension –08.20.06
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• Variation of Employee Benefit Costs by Age –08.19.06
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• Spending and Investing in Retirement–Is There a Strategy? –08.08.06
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• Reversion Taxes– Quantifying their Impact on Pension Plan Funding
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• Retirement Literature: An Interdisciplinary Review of Preretirement Influences on Attitudes and Decisions Regarding Retirement–11.28.05
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• Retirement Planning Software Report –01.01.05
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• Factors Affecting Retirement Mortality –06.30.04
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• 2003 SOA Pension Plan Turnover Study –04.08.04
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• Actuarial Aspects of Cash Balance Plans –01.01.04
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• Survey of Asset Valuation Methods for Defined Benefit Pension Plans –01.01.04
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• Pension Plan Turnover Rate Table Construction –01.01.04
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• Models for Retirement Policy Analysis –01.01.03
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• Single Life vs. Joint and Survivor Pension Payout Options: How Do Married Retirees Choose? –11.01.03
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• Post Retirement Needs and Risks
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• Pension Finance Resources –02.19.07