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We are excited to announce this fun opportunity to win a complimentary registration to one of our conferences.There will be a new riddle every Friday in ASPPA Connect for six weeks, ending Oct. 13, 2017. The second is:I can be explicit, implicit, or transactional.Don’t have this week’s link? You...
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We are excited to announce this fun opportunity to win a complimentary registration to one of our conferences.There will be a new riddle every Friday in ASPPA Connect for six weeks, ending Oct. 13, 2017. The first is:I’m famous for solstices, brides, and the DOL fiduciary rule. Click here....
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We are excited to announce this fun opportunity to win a complimentary registration to one of our conferences.There will be a new riddle every Friday in ASPPA Connect for six weeks, ending Oct. 13, 2017.Grand Prize: One FREE registration to any of the following conferences: Cincinnati Regional...
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Labor Day, the annual national tribute to the contributions workers have made to our country, is observed in the United States on the first Monday in September. ASPPA Connect will not appear on Labor Day; to note the event, following are some facts concerning its establishment. ASPPA Connect will...
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The American Retirement Association has filed a comment letter raising concerns about the application of a new fiduciary regulation in the state of Nevada.The comment letter includes a legal analysis conducted by the law firm of Trucker Huss that concludes that courts would find that the Nevada...
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The ASPPA College of Pension Actuaries (ACOPA) honored Michael B. Preston, FSPA, EA, MAAA with the 2017 Edward E. Burrows Distinguished Achievement Award at the ACOPA Actuarial Symposium held in Chicago Aug. 18-19.The Edward E. Burrows Distinguished Achievement Award is presented annually to a...
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A recent study reported that only a small percentage of webcast participants prefer the ones that last more than 60 minutes. While we will still offer our 100-minute ASPPA webcasts that provide two CE credits, we would like your opinion on whether or not we also should offer shorter 50-minute, one-...
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Everyone’s favorite event, the ASPPA Annual Conference, is quickly approaching. After all of the hoopla of last year’s 50th anniversary celebration, you may be wondering to yourself, “Just HOW are they going to top it this year?”Well, just see what we have in store for you at this year’s event!...
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Registration is now open! Don’t miss out on the 2017 Cincinnati ASPPA Regional Conference, Monday, Nov.13 and Tuesday, Nov.14, 2017. This conference is the last of only two live regional conferences sponsored by ASPPA during 2017 and is designed to educate retirement plan practitioners of all types...
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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 WebcastsASPPA Webcast: Win New Clients Using Point-of-Sale Plan DesignWednesday, August 16, 20172:00 - 3:40 p.m. ETSpeaker: Pete Swisher, CPC, QPA,...
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The Labor Department has issued a new set of FAQs on the fiduciary regulation that embraces the recommendations made by the ARA/NAPA Government Affairs Committee (GAC) in a recent comment letter.To recap, the 408(b)(2) regulation requires certain service providers to ERISA-governed retirement plans...
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The American Retirement Association (ARA) is pleased to announce the addition of Bob Kaplan to its Retirement Plan Academy team.Kaplan, who was previously VP, National Training Consultant for Voya Financial, joins the ARA staff as Director of Technical Education, where he will serve as the...
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In a July 18 letter responding to the Labor Department’s request for information (RFI) on its fiduciary regulation, the American Retirement Association (ARA) has requested an extension of the applicability date — and a streamlined levelized fee exemption.Level ‘Better’The ARA had authored — and...
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The latest issue of ASPPA’s Plan Consultant magazine has been posted on ASPPA Net.The Summer issue features a cover story by Thomas E. Clark, Jr. of the Wagner Law Group, “Uncharted Waters: The New DOL Under President Trump” that recaps the Labor Department’s transition to the new administration in...
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Nominating someone for the 2017 Harry T. Eidson Award is easy. Simply click here and complete the online nomination form by July 31, 2017. The ASPPA Leadership Council (LC) will review all nominees and select the individual who best embodies the qualities that inspire this prestigious award.The...
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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: Keeping Current: ERISA Exempt PlansThursday, June 29, 20172:00 - 3:40 p.m. ET Speaker: Thomas E. Clark, Jr., JD, LLM, Of...
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There’s an old regulation that has new meaning under the new fiduciary regulation — and it could catch new fiduciaries, as well as broker-dealers — by surprise.That “old” regulation is the 408(b)(2) regulation which, beginning in 2012, required that service providers to ERISA-governed retirement...
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The ASPPA Annual Business Meeting will be held on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, at 3:20 p.m. during the 2017 ASPPA Annual Conference in National Harbor, Md.The Annual Business Meeting will include an address by ASPPA’s 2017 President, Richard A. Hochman, APM; a look toward the future by incoming President...
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The American Retirement Association Annual Business Meeting will be held on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. during the 2017 ASPPA Annual Conference in National Harbor, Md.The Annual Business Meeting will include an address by American Retirement Association’s 2017 President, Robert M. Richter,...
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Registration for the 2017 ASPPA Annual Conference — the nation’s premier gathering of retirement industry professionals — is now open!From Sunday, Oct. 22 to Wednesday, Oct. 25, the nation’s retirement industry elite will converge at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National...
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