Tag: ASC 715

6 reasons why your pension reporting under IAS 19 may not be correct

17 May 2018Actuarial valuation and reporting of a pension scheme under IAS 19 is significantly more complex than other employee benefit plans. Several issues, which after often ignored, need to be understood and allowed for when reporting for pension schemes.

FAQs about discount rate for actuarial valuation

14 Dec 2017Setting the discount rate for actuarial valuation correctly is often not very well understood by the reporting companies. This post summarizes some of the most common questions our clients and their auditors ask about choosing the right discount rate. For a complete overview about setting the discount rate, please refer to this post. 1) What is the […]

Governance framework to set actuarial assumptions

25 Nov 2017Setting the right actuarial assumptions is central to the accuracy of any actuarial valuation. However, there is a general lack of understanding among the stakeholders about how the assumptions should be set. No matter how much care is taken in doing an actuarial valuation, the results could still be useless if assumptions are not set […]