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ASPPA uses news releases to communicate important new information relating to changes and other developments in the private pension system and other issues of interest to retirement plan professionals, the news media, and the general public. Recent news releases are posted in reverse chronological order below.

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Recent News Releases -

May 8, 2008 - ASPPA Launches Retirement Professionals Directory

April 15, 2008 - ASPPA and CIKR Support Uniform 401(k) Fee Disclosure Act

March 31, 2008 - ASPPA and CIKR Recommend Changes to 408(b)(2)Proposed Regulations

March 28, 2008 - ASPPA and COPA Comment on Proposed Hybrid Plan Regulations

March 12, 2008 - New ASPPA Women Business Leaders Forum Slated

March 11, 2008 - ASPPA Opposes Connecticut 401(k) Legislation

February 11, 2008 - ASPPA & CIKR Comment on Proposed DOL Regulations

February 11, 2008 - CHETNEY RECEIVES ASPPA 401(k) LEADERSHIP AWARD

January 28, 2008 - ASPPA’s Judy A. Miller Testifies on Proposed Benefit Restriction Regulation

January 24, 2008 - ASPPA Joins DIVIDED WE FAIL Movement

January 11, 2008 - News Media Welcome to The ASPPA 401(k) SUMMIT

January 10, 2008 - ASPPA Announces 401(k) Leadership Award Finalists

January 8, 2008 - ASPPA Honors Callahan

October 22, 2007 - ASPPA Develops Standards of Practice For Recordkeepers Certification

October 18, 2007 - Institute For Pension Plan Management Partners with ASPPA

October 4, 2007 - ASPPA and CIKR Support Uniform Fee Disclosure Requirements

September 20, 2007 - CIKR Testifies on Revenue Sharing Issues before DOL

September 18, 2007 - Adam Pozek Testifies on DC Benefit Statement Issues Before DOL on Behalf of Sentinel Benefits Group, ASPPA & CIKR

July 20, 2007 - ASPPA and CIKR Support Uniform Rules for Disclosures of 401(k) Fees to Participants

June 5, 2007 - CIKR to Represent Independent 401(k) Plan Recordkeepers

May 13, 2007 - ASPPA and DOL Jointly Host Employee Benefits Conference

May 3, 2007 - ASPPA calls for consolidated, streamlined plan participant disclosure

March 5, 2007 - ASPPA submitted comments for the record to the House Committee on Education and Labor on 401(k) plan fee disclosure

October 24, 2006 - Press Conference on the Next Generation of Retirement Policy

October 10, 2006 - Press Conference Scheduled During the 2006 ASPPA Annual Conference

March 1, 2006 - Preparing for Retirement: It's Not Just About Saving

February 13, 2006 - 401(k) Experts to Soon Gather in Orlando

February 7, 2006 - Press Conference Scheduled During The 401(k) SUMMIT 2006

November 1, 2005 - Tax Reform Proposals Threaten Workers’ Retirement Security - “Don’t Take Away America’s 401(k)”

October 7, 2005 - 401(K) Conference For Sales And Investment Professionals Now Taking Registrations Online

October 5, 2005 - Press Conference Scheduled During the 2005 ASPPA Annual Conference

September 27, 2005 – ASPPA and The Principal Financial Group® issue support for the Small Employer Defined Benefit Expansion Act

September 12, 2005 - ASPPA Works with Congress and the IRS on Katrina-Related Assistance

August 17, 2005 - ASPPA President testifies before the IRS on the proposed Section 415 regulations

June 30, 2005 - Proposed Tax Reforms Could Discourage Savings, Deter Retirement Plans, Expert Tells Finance Committee

May 17, 2005 - Tax Reform May Prove Hazardous To Retirement Savings, New Report Warns

April 20, 2005 - Organizations Endorse SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Legislation

April 14, 2005 - Fastest Growing Employee Benefits Conference Expected to Attract 600+

March 31, 2005 - Department of Labor Conference to Make Inaugural Debut in Washington, DC

March 14, 2005 - ASPPA Opposes Proposed New Definition of Normal Retirement Age

February 10, 2005 - 401(k) Conference for Sales & Investment Professionals Now Taking Registrations Online

January 13, 2005 - University of Michigan Partners with Pension Professionals

December 29, 2004 - Employee Benefits Lawyer Receives ASPPA’s Highest Honor

December 10, 2004 - Pension Credentialing Exams May Now Yield College Credit

December 7, 2004 - 2005 Los Angeles Benefits Conference Offers High-level Government Speakers in Every Session

November 22, 2004 - Stephen H. Rosen Elected ASPPA President

November 16, 2004 - Leading Membership Association for Pension Professionals Renames Itself

September 24, 2004 - The 401(k) SUMMIT Announces Its 2005 Venue, Keynote Speaker and Program Enhancements

September 14, 2004 - Annual Conference Offers Technical Educational Sessions for Retirement Plan Professionals

July 26, 2004 - IRS, ASPPA and WP&BC to Host Annual Central and Mountain States Benefits Conference

July 20, 2004 - Proposal on Lifetime Payouts from Nonqualified Annuities Threaten American Workers’ Qualified Retirement Plans

April 21, 2004 - Proposed Redemption Fee Rules Could Increase 401(k) Participant Cost

April 1, 2004 - ASPPA and the IRS to Host Employee Benefits Conference - Congressman Rob Andrews to Keynote

February 6, 2004 - ASPPA Seeks Level Playing Field In Late-day Trading Proposal

February 2, 2004 - ASPPA Applauds Changes to Bush Administration Savings Initiatives—Revised Proposals Will Now Promote Small Business Retirement Plan Coverage

December 12, 2003 - Registration Open for 2004 401(k) Sales Summit -- Now is the Time to Re-energize Your 401(k) Business

December 8, 2003 - ASPPA Los Angeles Benefits Conference Offers High-Level Government Speakers in Every Session

November 19, 2003 - ASPPA Lauds House Passage of Mutual Fund Reform Bill That Contains Provision Protecting the Investment Rights of 401(k) Participants

November 5, 2003 - Possible SEC Rules on Late-Day Trading Could Threaten the Retirement Security of 401(k) Participants

August 20, 2003 - ASPPA 401(k) Sales Summit Returns in 2004 with an Even Stronger Sales Focus

August 18, 2003 - Business Leadership Conference Offers Forum for Business Leaders to Share Expertise

August 13, 2003 - ASPPA, IRS, and WP&BC to Host First Mountain States Employee Benefits Conference

August 11, 2003 - ASPPA 2003 Annual Conference Offers Interactive, Educational Sessions for Retirement Plan Professionals

July 15, 2003 - ASPPA Calls for a More Complete Review of Defined Benefit Plan Funding Rules in Response to Bush Administration Proposals for Change

July 9, 2003 - ASPPA Restructures Exam Program: Study Material More Manageable and Exam Dates More Convenient

May 15, 2003 - ASPPA’s 5th Summer Conference Designed with All Retirement Plan Professionals in Mind

April 10, 2003 - ASPPA Urges Treasury to Finalize Proposed Cash Balance Plan Regulations

March 27, 2003 - ASPPA and the IRS to Host Employee Benefits Conference

March 7, 2003 - ASPPA and the IRS to Host Employee Benefits Conference

March 5, 2003 - ASPPA Celebrates 5,000 Members and Continues to Grow Its High Quality Education Program

February 5, 2003 - ASPPA Opposes Bush Administration Savings Initiative - Small Business Workers Will Lose Retirement Benefits If Proposal Is Enacted

January 29, 2003 - ASPPA Launches Newly Designed Web Site