北美精算师考试2003年11月份真题讲义Course8RU（二），已给到大家，看看和2014年的有何不同。
　　5. (6 points) NOC has just established a global subsidiary. Employees of the subsidiary
　　include transferred NOC employees and third-country nationals.
　　(a) Explain the issues affecting a retirement benefit policy for permanent and
　　temporary transfers between countries.
　　(b) Assuming that global comparability of retirement benefits is a corporate
　　objective, describe the issues NOC must consider.
　　COURSE 8: Fall 2003 -6- GO TO NEXT PAGE
　　Retirement Benefits,
　　Comprehensive Segment – U.S.
　　Morning Session
　　All Questions pertain to the Case Study
　　6. (10 points) NOC’s CEO has proposed an asset mix policy for the Full-Time Hourly
　　Union Pension Plan to achieve the following objectives:
　　?  Minimize short-term volatility of the company’s pension expense.
　　?  Minimize the long-term cost of the plan.
　　Proposed Asset Mix Policy
　　Domestic Equities (mostly oil companies) 60%
　　International Equities 5%
　　Domestic Fixed Income (short & medium-term
　　treasuries)
　　20%
　　Real Estate 15%
　　(a) Critique the proposed asset mix policy.
　　(b) You are going to perform an asset liability study for the NOC Full-Time Hourly
　　Union Pension Plan. Describe the inputs you would need and the process you
　　would undertake.
　　(c) Explain how the output of your asset liability study would be used to recommend
　　and justify an asset mix policy to the CEO.
　　COURSE 8: Fall 2003 -7- GO TO NEXT PAGE
　　Retirement Benefits,
　　Comprehensive Segment – U.S.
　　Afternoon Session
　　All Questions pertain to the Case Study
　　7. (8 points) NOC is acquiring TechCo, a private company in the country of Xanadu.
　　Xanadu has similar tax and pension legislation rules to Vosne, with the following
　　exceptions:
　　?  Employees can contribute up to $5,000 per year to a DB ERP and $5,000 per year to
　　a DC ERP.
　　?  Employee contributions are tax-deductible to the individual.
　　?  Investment earnings on the employee contributions are not taxable until withdrawn.
　　?  There are no PPAs.
　　Xanadu sponsors the following government-provided retirement income program:
　　?  Both employees and employers contribute 5% of pay every year.
　　?  The pension provided at retirement is equal to 50% of the best 3-year average
　　earnings, provided the contributory period was at least 30 years. A proportionately
　　reduced benefit is provided if less than 30 years of contributions were made to the
　　program.
　　?  Eligibility for a pension is age 62.
　　?  The pension is reduced by 5% per year that the retirement age precedes age 67.
　　TechCo did not provide either a DB ERP or a DC ERP.
　　(a) Evaluate the appropriateness of NOC establishing an ERP for the salaried
　　employees of TechCo.
　　(b) NOC’s VP of Human Resources is proposing a plan with the same provisions as
　　the Full-Time Salaried Pension Plan. Critique this proposal.
　　(c) Recommend an alternative program for the salaried employees of TechCo.
　　Justify your recommendation.
　　**END OF EXAMINATION**
　　MORNING SESSION
　　COURSE 8: Fall 2003 -8- GO TO NEXT PAGE
　　Retirement Benefits,
　　Comprehensive Segment – U.S.
　　Afternoon Session
　　**BEGINNING OF EXAMINATION 8**
　　COMPREHENSIVE SEGMENT – U.S.
　　AFTERNOON SESSION
　　All Questions pertain to the Case Study
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