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Don't Kill the Golden Goose - Investment Insights Vol. 10, No. 1, February 2007
Why DB retirement plans can and should be saved, and how to do so.

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Liability-relative investing - Vol. 8, Nos. 1&2, January 2005
Named "Outstanding article" in the Journal of Portfolio Management’s renowned Sixth Annual Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy Awards.

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Solving The Investor's Problem - Vol. 6, Nos. 5, August 2003
Rethinking Policy portfolios

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  Additional Resources
 

Pension Risk Matters – Pension Governance, LLC
Pension issues Blog.
Available at http://www.pensionriskmatters.com

Brave New World – Merrill Lynch & Casey Quirk, Sept 2007
Winning Product Strategies for a Changing Global Market
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The Coming Shakeout in the Defined Benefit Market – McKinsey&Company 2007
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The Ambachtsheer Letter – Issue #304, June 2007
Available at: http://www.kpa-advisory.com/ambachtsheer.htm

The Magic of Pension Accounting IV – David Zion and Amit Varshney, Credit Suisse Research, June 2007
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Pension Plan Risk: Using the calm before the next storm
CFO Research Services in collaboration with Towers Perrin, March 2007
Available at: http://www.cfoenterprises.com/research.shtml (login required)

The Hit to Equity Bringing Pension and OPEB Funded Status On Balance Sheet – David Zion, Bill Carcache, Amit Varshney, Credit Suisse Research, May 2006
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The Quick Fix FASB Issues Pension & OPEB Proposal: Phase 1 – David Zion, Bill Carcache, Amit Varshney, Credit Suisse Research, April 2006
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The Magic of Pension Accounting – David Zion and Bill Carcache, Credit Suisse Research, September 2002
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Managing Pension Liabilities
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