Welcome to ASPPA
The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) is a national professional society of benefits professionals. ASPPA is a premier educator, a voice and an advocate for the employer-based retirement system.
Professionals from many disciplines who have dedicated their careers to retirement plan services and pension policy are members of ASPPA. Click [HERE] to view benefits of membership.
The ASPPA Strategic Plan and Mission Statement identifies education as one of ASPPA’s most important components. Our conferences provide continuing education to our Members and to the industry as a whole. ASPPA currently conducts a wide variety of conferences focusing on the most current retirement plan topics each year. National and regional conferences offer unique opportunities for participants to exchange views and meet with the top players and decision makers of the pension industry.
ASPPA credentials are available to all professionals in the retirement plan industry.
Webcasts are another way we provide continuing education to our Members and to the industry as a whole. Not able to watch the live show, register for the recorded version and still get continuing education credit!
ASPPA offers an array of publications that serve as educational and training resources, present practical applications for the industry, supply insights into our industry with regulatory and legislative updates and provide a forum for new and experienced industry professionals. Keep abreast of the retirement plan community with relevant and timely information.
ASPPA actively monitors legislative and regulatory developments affecting pension policies and private retirement plans.
Comprehensive education and examination programs are offered by ASPPA for its members and other retirement plan professionals.
On June 18, 2009, Mark Wayne, President of Freedom One Investment Advisers, testified on behalf of NAIRPA before a joint hearing held by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Labor on current issues related to the use of Target Date Funds as 401(k) investments. [Testimony] On June 16, 2009, ASPPA, CIKR and NAIRPA submitted a letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Ranking Member Michael Enzi (R-WY) in support of Phyllis C. Borzi, nominee for Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits Security, Department of Labor. [Letter] On June 1, 2009 ASPPA commented on the Proposed Revenue Procedure for the pre-approved §403(b) plans as well as the draft sample plan language for use in drafting §403(b) prototype plans as stated in Announcement 2009-34.[Comment]