WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
What: The American Academy of Actuaries' Public Interest Committee
will host a public forum to hear views on the disclosure of
market value of assets and liabilities for public pension
plans. The committee will use information obtained through
this forum to determine whether a statement from the Academy's
board of directors on the issue is appropriately in the public
interest.
When: Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Rotunda
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004
Who: American Academy of Actuaries Public Interest Committee:
Steven Lehmann, Chairperson
Alfred Bingham
Larry Bruning
Teresa Dalenta
Arthur Panighetti
Bruce Schobel
John Schubert
Kenneth Steiner
Panel One:
Barry Kozak, Assoc. Director of the graduate Employee Benefits
Programs & Adjunct Member of the Faculty, The Center for Tax
Law and Employee Benefits at the John Marshall Law School
Stephen McElhaney, American Academy of Actuaries Public Plans
Subcommittee
Girard Miller, Senior Strategist, PFM Group
Christian Weller, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
David Wilcox, Deputy Director, Division of Research and
Statistics, Federal Reserve Board
Panel Two:
Beth Almeida, Executive Director, National Institute on
Retirement Security
Paul Angelo, Senior Vice President and Actuary, The Segal
Company
Norm Jones, Chief Actuary, Gabriel Roeder, Smith & Company
Nancy Kopp, Maryland State Treasurer
Ron Mulvihill, Employee Benefits Specialist, American
Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
Karen Steffen, Principal and Consulting Actuary, Milliman
Panel Three:
R. Evan Inglis, Chief Actuary, Vanguard, Institutional
Strategic Consulting
John Moore, Chief Actuary, JPMorgan Compensation and Benefit
Strategies
Robert North, Chief Actuary, New York City Office of the
Actuary
Michael Peskin, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment
Management
Mark Ruloff, Director, Asset Allocation, Watson Wyatt
Investment
Consulting
Contact: For media credentials or more information on the American
Academy of Actuaries' forum on market value disclosures for
public pension plans, please contact Andrew Simonelli,
assistant director of communications for the American Academy
of Actuaries, at 202.785.7872 or Simonelli@actuary.org. For
more information on the Academy, please visit:
This event is open to the public. If you would like to attend
the forum, please register in advance by contacting Phillip
Hafler at 202.223.8196 or hafler@actuary.org.
*All reporters must receive media credentials to attend.
The American Academy of Actuaries is a 16,000-member professional association whose mission is to serve the public on behalf of the U.S. actuarial profession. The Academy assists public policymakers on all levels by providing leadership, objective expertise, and actuarial advice on risk and financial security issues. The Academy also sets qualification, practice, and professionalism standards for actuaries in the United States.
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