Abstract
In actuarial science relative to pensions and life annuities, it is a common assumption that the discount rate used to calculate the adequate reserve amount to cover future payments is equal to the expected long-term return rate of portfolios in which it is invested. This assumption is inadequate because it could lead fund managers to take excessive risks in order to obtain greater profitability and not be aware that each future cash flow should have a discount rate in accordance with its payment date. This article demonstrates the existence of a suitable technical interest rate to discount each future payment. However, these rates are not necessarily equal among themselves and the expected long-term return of the portfolio. In order to estimate these technical interest rates, it is proposed to apply a risk model to each of the expected payments, which incorporates the fluctuations of the portfolio in which the actuarial reserves are invested. Calculating appropriate discount rates to determine actuarial reserves contributes to strengthening the stability of pension systems and the financial system in general.© 2015, School of Accounting and Management, National Autonomous University of Mexico. All rights reserved. Publication of the article implies full assignment of property rights (copyright) in Journal of Accounting and Management. The publication mreserves the right to total or partial reproduction of the work in other print, electronic or any other alternative means, but always recognizing its responsibility.
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