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ASPPA is always providing information and insights that will be valuable to its members! Following is a summary of upcoming webcasts and events. Live Webcasts ASPPA Webcast: IRS Audits and DOL Investigations of Plans and TPAs Tuesday, April 23, 2019 2:00–3:40 p.m. ET Speaker: Fred Reish, APM,... READ MORE
Why is it important to know if a controlled group or affiliated group exists? Why is it important to know when certain children celebrate their 21st birthday? Those questions and more will be covered in detail at the ASPPA Eastern Regional Conference to be held May 9-10 at the Doubletree Center... READ MORE
Employees’ financial literacy — and its relevance to financial preparedness for retirement — is generating increasing concern and attention. But if it’s good to start saving young, why not foster financial literacy at a young age as well? Some schools and programs are doing just that. And they’re... READ MORE
The 2019 Eastern Regional Conference will be held at the Doubletree Center City Hotel in Philadelphia on Thursday, May 9 and Friday, May 10. One of only two live regional conferences to be sponsored by ASPPA in 2019, the Eastern Regional Conference has been designed to educate retirement plan... READ MORE
Pension indicators showed improvement last month, according to Hartland. The consulting firm found that pension liabilities are down and employer contributions increased during September. Hartland’s Grant Guyuron reports that pension liabilities fell 1.1%-1.7%, according to the FTSE Pension... READ MORE
While workers are now more secure in their retirement preparations than before the Great Recession, they still face a number of shortcomings, says a new report. The Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies report, “A Retirement Security Retrospective: 2007 Versus 2017” illustrates the resilience... READ MORE
Preparing and paying for retirement is a key factor behind employers providing financial employees with financial education, and in motivating those employees to take advantage of it, says a recent study. In “Financial Education for Today’s Workforce,” the International Foundation of Employee... READ MORE
A staff report from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs sharply criticizes the Department of Labor’s (DOL) fiduciary proposal and what it described as a “flawed process” in handing down that rule. The report, “The Labor Department’s Fiduciary Rule: How a Flawed... READ MORE

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