What's Coming Up

ASPPA is always providing information and insights that will be valuable to its members! Following is a summary of upcoming webcasts and events.

 

ACOPA Webcast: The Weighty Aspects of Top-Heavy

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019

2:00 – 2:50 p.m. ET

Speaker: David Kupstas, FSA, EA, MSPA Chief Actuary, Actuarial Consulting Group, Inc. – Midlothian, VA

Is “top-heavy” a schoolyard insult? A plan qualification failure? It is neither of these, but you do need to meet certain vesting requirements and provide minimum contributions or benefits if your retirement plan is top-heavy. This webcast will briefly review the definition of “key employee” and explain how the 60% top-heavy ratio calculation works before moving on to outline the minimum benefits that must be provided in DC plans, DB plans, and DB/DC combos. It also will spend time on the “weightier” topics such as safe harbor 401(k) exemptions, aggregation groups and plan document issues.

CE Credit: 1 ASPPA, 1 NTSA 1 NAPA, 1 ERPA, 1 JBEA Noncore
 

ASPPA Webcast: MEPS and PEPS- Legal and Regulatory Developments

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019

2:00 – 2:50 p.m. ET

Speaker: Craig P. Hoffman, Esq

Multiple employer plans have been championed by some as a way to increase retirement plan coverage. At the direction of the President, the Department of Labor has issued proposed regulations that could significantly expand their reach. At the same time, MEP supporters in Congress have introduced a number of bills that would address fiduciary concerns, as well potential problems under the Code. This session will review the current status of the laws regulating MEPs, the DOL proposed regulation and the various legislative proposals intended to spur their growth, as well as what the future portends.

CE Credit: 1 ASPPA, 1 NTSA 1 NAPA, 1 ERPA, 1 JBEA Noncore

 

ASPPA Webcast: Prohibited Transactions

Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019

2–3:40 p.m. ET

Speaker: David Schultz, J.D., APM

The penalties for engaging in a prohibited transaction can be costly, so understanding the rules is important for anyone working with retirement plans. While some prohibited transactions are relatively easy to identify, others are less obvious. Accordingly, a fundamental knowledge of the prohibited transaction requirements is important for retirement plan practitioners. This webinar will review the rules, penalties and exemptions relating to prohibited transactions.

CE Credit: 2 ASPPA, 2 NAPA, 2 NTSA, 2 ERPA, 2 JBEA Noncore

 

ASPPA Webcast: Cybersecurity: What You Don’t Know — and Do — Will Hurt You

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019

2:00–3:40 p.m. ET

Speaker: Bruce L. Ashton, APM, Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

This webcast focuses on plan sponsor concerns and service provider liability for the protection of participant and plan data from cyber theft. Examine plan sponsor fiduciary responsibility, state privacy requirements, breach notification rules and — most important — the steps service providers should take to protect themselves from cybersecurity liability.

CE Credit: 2 ASPPA, 2 NAPA, 2 NTSA, 2 ERPA, 2 JBEA Noncore

 

ASPPA Webcast: Ethics – It’s Never the Wrong Time to do the Right Thing

Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019

2:00 – 2:50 p.m. ET

Speaker: Robert M. Kaplan, CFP, CPC, QPA

As an ASPPA member, you are subject to the Code of Conduct of the association. This session will provide highlights of the code with which every member should be familiar, plus some real-life situations that require you to apply those ethical standards. How would you respond? How should you respond? Join us for a look at ethics and how they pop up in all types of situations.

CE Credit: 1 ASPPA, 1 NTSA 1 NAPA, 1 ERPA, 1 JBEA Noncore
 
 

ASPPA Webcast: Fourth Quarter Washington Update

Wednesday, Dec. 04, 2019

2:00 – 2:50 p.m. ET

This fast-paced, interactive, 50-minute session will review the latest proposals coming out of Washington that will affect retirement plans. Not only will you hear the latest from Capitol Hill, but you will also get an update on the latest guidance from the IRS and Department of Labor. If it affects retirement plan service providers, we will discuss it. After this webcast, you will be prepared for the questions that clients, prospects and distribution partners ask regarding items about which they have concerns.

CE Credit: 1 ASPPA, 1 NTSA 1 NAPA, 1 ERPA, 1 JBEA Noncore

 

Conferences

Cincinnati Regional Conference

November 11-12, 2019  |  Northern Kentucky Convention Center  |  Covington, KY

Be sure to check on ASPPA Net for new information about upcoming webcasts and conferences!