Tag: "ASPPA Annual Conference"
ASPPA Members Ask the Experts
Joshua Gotbaum, Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) braved Hurricane Sandy and opened the impromptu “Ask the Experts” session by commenting on a recent 2011 Gallup survey which he described as “terrifying.” According to the survey, more than three-quarters of Americans between the ages of 30 and 49 are very concerned about the adequacy of their retirement savings. Gotbaum pointed out that ASPPA members and the PBGC have a job in common: encouraging private retirement savings.
Keeping Current with Ferenczy and Watson
While the winds from hurricane Sandy swirled outside, members of the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) met at National Harbor for their annual conference. Monday’s sessions began with the annual update on regulation, legislation and guidance changes, as well as a look at litigation involving employee benefit plans from the past year…
Cash Balance Plans for TPAs and Traditional Plan Actuaries
ASPPA held its annual conference at the Gaylord National Resort on October 28-31. Kevin J. Donovan, MSPA, of Pinnacle Plan Design, LLC, and Andrew Ferguson, MSPA, of Altman & Cronin led an introductory workshop on cash balance plans.
Advanced Participant Loan Issues
Despite enduring the effects of Hurricane Sandy and missing some participants due to the storm, the 2012 ASPPA Annual Conference successfully settled back into its agenda. Workshop session 46, on Advanced Participant Loan Issues, was expertly handled by Robert M. Kaplan, CPC, QPA of ING.
2012 ASPPA Annual Conference Closes with IRS Q & A
The arrival of Hurricane Sandy and Halloween resulted in an eerie combination that closed a truly thrilling 2012 ASPPA Annual Conference. Benefits experts Donald J. Kieffer, Jr. and Ingrid M. Grinde from the IRS and William M. Evans from the Department of the Treasury delivered “tricks and treats” while responding to questions from Ilene H. Ferenczy, Robert M. Richter, and moderator Sal Tripodi during General Session 6.
Washington Update—Tax Reform 2013
Leading with a bullhorn and a battle cry, ASPPA’s Executive Director and CEO Brian Graff called on attendees of the 2012 ASPPA Annual Meeting to marshal their resources and get ready for what lies ahead—namely tax reform—and don’t allow history to repeat itself.
ASPPA Honors Members for Educational Achievement
The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) honored Richard A. Hochman with the ASPPA Educator’s Award and three outstanding examination candidates with the Martin Rosenberg Academic Achievement Award during the opening session of the 46th ASPPA annual conference at the Gaylord Hotel in National Harbor, MD.
Barry Max Levy Inaugurated as 44th President of ASPPA
The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) inaugurated Barry Max Levy as 2012-2013 president of the organization during the opening session of the 2012 ASPPA Annual Conference at the Gaylord Hotel, National Harbor, Md.
ASPPA Honors Larry Starr with Eidson Award
The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) honored Lawrence C. Starr, CPC, QPFC, with the 2012 Harry T. Eidson Founders Award during the opening session of the ASPPA Annual Conference at the Gaylord Hotel, National Harbor, Md.
Plan Consultant Magazine Releases Fall Issue
This issue’s cover story looks at how the 2012 ASPPA Annual Conference is designed to fire up members and help get them ready for the challenges that lie ahead. For the retirement industry, those challenges constitute a perfect storm made up of presidential politics, a struggling economy, a gargantuan deficit, and the desire for tax reform, all concentrated into a very narrow time window.
