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Thursday, December 14, 2017 2:00 - 3:40 p.m. ETSpeaker: Mary Ann Rocco, EA, MSPA, Owner and Third-Party Consulting Actuary, Mary Ann Rocco IRS Program Number: CZTXU-Q-00790-17-OWebcast Outline: Coming Soon.     Description: This webcast will unravel the... READ MORE
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is inviting comment on what regulatory — and deregulatory — actions it should take. The initiative supports the agency’s ongoing regulatory planning and active retrospective review of regulations and is a response to President Trump’s executive order... READ MORE
ACOPA Webcast: Large Versus Small DB Plans: A Comparison for DB PractitionersWednesday, November 29, 20172:00 - 3:40 p.m. ETSpeaker: Lauren R. Okum, ASA, EA, MAAA, MSPA, Owner and Actuary, Premier Actuarial SolutionsIRS Program Number: CZTXU-Q-00790-17-OWebcast Outline: Coming Soon... READ MORE
A group of lawmakers has responded to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) request for information (RFI) on the fiduciary regulation delay — by expressing concern that the RFI would be used as a pretext for revising the final rule.The group of Democratic Senators and Representatives — Sens. Patty Murray... READ MORE
The Washington State Department of Commerce is updating the rules for the state’s Small Business Retirement Marketplace. The department is responsible for managing the Washington Small Business Retirement Marketplace in consultation with the state Office of the Insurance Commissioner and Department... READ MORE
The American Retirement Association (ARA) on July 17 sent a letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) expressing its strong support for tax incentives to encourage retirement savings.“The goals of achieving a tax code that is efficient, fair, and increases the financial and... READ MORE
Fiduciary duties and functions have been discussed… just a little… over the last few years. But a recent blog entry suggests that cybersecurity should be added to them.Ariel Gaknoki argues that it should in “Fiduciary Obligations to Safeguard Plan Participants’ Data,” an entry appearing in Trucker... READ MORE
Automatic enrollment has long been touted — and proven — to be an effective way to overcome retirement savings inertia in 401(k) plans. But these days automatic enrollment plan design seems to be suffering from its own inertia.For all the good press and positive results that automatic enrollment... READ MORE
The July 1 launch of the Oregon Retirement Savings Program (ORSP, or OregonSaves) pilot has been a success, according to a report by the Oregon Retirement Savings Board that looks at the program’s first few weeks, as well as what lies ahead.Status ReportThe minutes of the board’s June 20 meeting... READ MORE
The House Education and the Workforce Committee approved legislation July 19 that would repeal the Department of Labor’s (DOL) fiduciary regulation.Not surprisingly, the 23-17 vote in support of the Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act (H.R. 2823) fell along party lines. The bill was... READ MORE

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