01497cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007032 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455216765 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Impavido, Gregorio. Stress Tests for Defined Benefit Pension Plans : A Primer / Gregorio Impavido. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (70 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Stress testing is a useful and increasingly popular, yet sometimes misunderstood, method of analyzing the resilience of financial systems to adverse events. This paper aims to help demystify stress tests and illustrate their strengths and weaknesses. Using an Excel-based template with institution-specific data, readers are walked through the basics of liability valuation and stress testing of assets and liabilities of a typical defined benefit plan. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/029 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2011/029/001.2011.issue-029-en.xml IMF e-Library