ASPPA & IRS Host Benefits Conference in New York & Boston
MEDIA ADVISORY
Event: The Northeast Area Benefits Conference, co-sponsored by ASPPA and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), is a one-day, two-city conference focused on employee benefits and pensions. A diverse group of retirement plan professionals—including accountants, actuaries, attorneys, plan administrators and third party administrators (TPAs)—join industry experts and regulatory officials to discuss the latest legislative and regulatory activity, as well as industry and practice trends. The conference will also include a special focus on tax reform, fee disclosure, and definition of fiduciary.
The conference opens in Boston on July 9 and travels to New York on July 10.
Journalists who cover personal finance, pensions, benefits, or retirement issues will hear from top-level practitioners and officials from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), and Department of Labor (DOL).
For more information, view the brochure.
Dates:
July 9, 2012 (Monday) | Boston
July 10, 2012 (Tuesday) | New York
Time: 8 am – 6pm
Agenda Highlights:
- Washington Update – Tax Reform, Fee Disclosure & Definition of Fiduciary
Brian H. Graff, ASPPA, Arlington, VA
Monika A. Templeman, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Baltimore, MD
Andrew E. Zuckerman, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Washington, D.C. - Department of Labor Update – Enforcements & Proposed Regulations
Scott C. Albert, Department of Labor (DOL), Washington, D.C. - General Session: Understanding Ethical Obligations
Richard A. Hochman, McKay Hochman Company, Inc., Butler, NJ
Karen L. Hawkins, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Washington, D.C. [BOSTON, July 9]
Adam C. Pozek, DWC ERISA Consultants, LLC., Salem, NH [NEW YORK, July 10] - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Update – What the PBGC is Doing
Joel W. Ruderman, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Washington, D.C. - Department of Labor Update – Rules Related to Participant Fee Disclosure
Kristen Zarenko, Department of Labor (DOL), Washington, D.C.
Robert M. Kaplan, ING, Thornwood, NY
Location:
July 9 – Taj Boston | 15 Arlington Street | Boston, MA | 617.536.5700
July 10 – DoubleTree by Hilton Metropolitan | 569 Lexington Avenue | New York, NY | 212.752.7000
RSVP: Media interested in attending the Northeast Area Benefits Conference should contact Melinda Semadeni, Director of Media Relations, at msemadeni@asppa.org or (703) 516-9300 or register online here. For more information, view the brochure or website.
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