Regulation  840 CMR 23.00: Recognition of Gains and Losses

Date:	07/01/1993
Organization:	Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission
Regulatory Authority:	MGL c. 7, § 50 MGL c. 32, § 21
Official Version:	Published by the Massachusetts Register

This is an unofficial version of Commonwealth regulations and is posted here for the convenience of the public. It is not an official statement of the regulations.

23.01 Amortization Schedule

The actuary may, in the determination of the appropriation amounts pursuant to M.G.L. c. 32, § 22(3)(d) or, for the state employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system and those systems who have elected to adopt M.G.L. c. 32, § 22D, in the determination of a funding schedule, amortize realized gains and losses and unrealized gains and losses over a period of five years or any other period of time as prescribed by the Commissioner.

23.02 Definition of Realized Gains or Losses and Unrealized Gains and Losses

Pursuant to 840 CMR 23.01, a realized gain (loss) is any profit (loss) sustained on the sale or maturity of any investment of any system, due to the amount received being more (less) than the book value on the date of its sale or maturity. An unrealized gain (loss) is any amount by which the market value of any investment required to be valued at its market value pursuant to M.G.L. c. 32, § 21, paragraph (b) is more (less) than the value at which such investment was included in the assets of the system on the date of the last previous valuation.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

840 CMR 23.00: M.G.L. c. 7, § 50; c. 32, § 21.

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