Description: This presentation from Session 109 of the SOA May 2004 Anaheim Spring Meeting discusses how to improve the manner in which the funding of a defined benefit pension plan reacts under adverse economic conditions using asset-liability projections. Investigating the utility of hedge funds and other investment products in the risk management of pension plans is also discussed. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 1.

Description: This presentation from Session 56 of the SOA June 2005 New Orleans Health/Pension Spring Meeting discusses the risks faced by sponsors of defined benefit pension plans and how actuaries can help these plan sponsors adopt plan design strategies to manage these risks. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 31, No. 2.

Description: This presentation from Session 73 of the SOA June 2005 New Orleans Health/Pension Spring Meeting discusses the emerging risks faced by Social Security, Medicare, and other public sector retirement plans. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 31, No. 2.

Description: This presentation from Session 68 of the SOA June 2005 New Orleans Health/Pension Spring Meeting discusses Panelists discuss how sponsors of pension plans balance the risks of operating such plans against the needs of other stakeholders such as, employees, shareholders, and government regulatory and guaranty agencies. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 31, No. 2.

Description: This presentation from Session 82 of the SOA June 2005 New Orleans Health/Pension Spring Meeting discusses the risks faced by pension plan sponsors, and the role of the actuary in measuring, discussing, managing, and mitigating these risks. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 31, No. 2.

Description: This presentation from Session 34 of the SOA June 2005 New Orleans Health/Pension Spring Meeting discusses the changing risks faced by sponsors of defined benefit pension plans and how actuaries can help these plan sponsors adopt investment and funding strategies that will help manage these risks. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 31, No. 2.

Description: This presentation from Session 19 of the SOA June 2005 New Orleans Health/Pension Spring Meeting discusses the risks faced by retirement plan sponsors, and puts them into context with their operational risks. It covers what actuaries can do to help manage and mitigate risks, and how current regulatory frameworks can inhibit risk management processes. It also discusses the consulting challenges in helping clients find long-term solutions, and how to manage toward those solutions in the short-term. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 31, No. 2.

Description: This presentation from Session 90 of the SOA June 2005 New Orleans Health/Pension Spring Meeting focuses on consulting about and communicating retirement plan risks, as well as risk management and mitigation strategies, to plan sponsors. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 31, No. 2.