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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: Advanced Testing: 410(b) Coverage Testing of Combo Plans, ESOPs, and 403(b) PlansWednesday, Jan. 11, 20172:00 - 3:40 p.m....
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ASPPA Connect will not appear on Monday, Dec. 26 as the ASPPA office will be closed. We’ll be back on Wednesday, Dec. 28. We wish you happy holidays, and offer some little-known facts concerning the holiday season.Unofficial Christmas truces sprang up along the Western Front in 1914, the first year...
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ASPPA Connect will not appear on Monday, Dec. 26 as the ASPPA office will be closed. We’ll be back on Wednesday, Dec. 28. We wish you happy holidays, and offer some little-known facts concerning the holiday season.Unofficial Christmas truces sprang up along the Western Front in 1914, the first year...
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What a year this has been. As 2016 recedes in the rear view mirror, let’s take a quick look back at what turned out to be a remarkable year for the world, the nation and ASPPA. In the world of sports, for starters, the Chicago Cubs — the Chicago Cubs — won the World Series. In the realm of politics...
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Elections, it is said, have consequences. And the retirement industry is among those for whom the results that became clear in the early hours of Nov. 9 signals that change is on the horizon. In the Nov. 15 ASPPA webcast, “What the Election Means to the Retirement Industry,” Brian Graff, CEO of the...
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The American Retirement Association’s Government Affairs Committee on Dec. 1 filed a comment letter with the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration on the proposals that the DOL, IRS and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation made to modernize and improve the Form 5500.The...
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You can still register for the ASPPA Virtual Conference and earn eight CE credits for attending it. But there is just one week left to register!On Thursday, Dec. 8 you can earn eight CE credits by hearing from outstanding ASPPA speakers from the comfort of your home or office without the cost and...
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Four industry professionals were honored with the 2016 Martin Rosenberg Academic Achievement Award at the recent 2016 ASPPA Annual Conference in National Harbor, Md.The 2016 winners are: Kapri Byrne, a Senior Manager at Employee Benefit Resources, Inc., for her outstanding performance on the...
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ASPPA Connect wishes its readers a happy Thanksgiving and wants to express gratitude to them — you! ASPPA Connect will not be appearing on Friday, Nov. 25; however, it will be business as usual on Monday, Nov. 28.In keeping with the season, here are a few unusual facts about Thanksgiving. 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 WebcastsASPPA Webcast: Civility and ProfessionalismTuesday, Nov. 29, 20162:00 - 3:40 p.m. ETSpeaker: Lauren M. Bloom, J.D., LL.M.This webcast will...
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On Nov. 21, 2016, the American Retirement Association Government Affairs Committee filed a comment letter with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The letter is in response to a proposal to amend and expand the PBGC program to hold retirement benefits for missing participants and...
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Kurt F. Piper, FSPA, will serve as President of the ASPPA College of Pension Actuaries (ACOPA) for the 2016-2017 year. He was inaugurated as President Oct. 25, at ACOPA’s annual actuarial luncheon at the ASPPA Annual Conference in National Harbor, Md.Piper succeeds ACOPA’s 2015-2016 President,...
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The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries honored Judy A. Miller, MSPA, with the prestigious Harry T. Eidson Founders Award during the Oct. 23 opening session of the 2016 ASPPA Annual Conference in National Harbor, Md.Miller, ASPPA’s (and subsequently the American Retirement...
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The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries welcomed Richard A. Hochman, JD, APM, as the new president of the organization during the Oct. 23 Business Meeting that kicked off the 2016 ASPPA Annual Conference in National Harbor, Md.
Hochman succeeds 2016 ASPPA President Joseph A....
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The 2016 ASPPA Annual Conference kicks off Sunday at the Gaylord National Resort at the National Harbor, located in Oxon Hill, Md., just outside our nation’s capital. We'll be there from the start until the conference ends on Wednesday, reporting on the general sessions, workshops and more. Don't...
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New videos just added to the the ASPPA history website feature two giants among ASPPA’s past leadership: Carl Duncan, the sole surviving founder of ASPA, and James “Kirk” Kirkpatrick, who launched ASPA’s Education and Examinations (E&E) program in the 1960s and designed ASPA’s first exams.In an...
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The ASPPA history book — the product of an effort stretching back to 2010 — will be unveiled next week at the 2016 ASPPA Annual Conference. Complimentary copies of the book will be shipped to members who are not attending this year’s conference.Leading the Evolution: ASPPA’s 50 years at the...
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As part of the year-long celebration of ASPPA’s 50th anniversary, we’ve compiled lists of landmark events that took place in each month of the year. The month of October featured:1965: CAPP meeting at Monteleone Hotel in New Orleans1966: ASPA incorporated in Fort Worth, Texas1969: First Annual...
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On July 21, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL), the IRS and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) proposed significant revisions to the Form 5500 and related schedules intended to modernize the form, improve the transparency and “mineability” of the information provided, and enhance...
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The Fall 2016 issue of Plan Consultant is now online. The issue focuses on the most important matters facing the industry, including the DOL’s fiduciary rule, legislation that would eliminate obstacles to MEPs, and the new overtime rules, as well as expert perspectives on best practices. And you’ll...
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