Tag: "Craig Hoffman"
ASPPA Hosts 2013 Great Lakes Benefits Conference in Chicago
The Great Lakes Benefits Conference is a forum to discuss employee benefit issues with colleagues, government representatives and private sector experts. The program will focus on exchanging information and educating attendees about current regulatory, legislative, administrative and actuarial topics.
ASPPA Requests Transitional Relief & Clarification of Disclosure Deadline
Craig Hoffman, ASPPA’s General Counsel talks about a comments filed with the Department of Labor requesting a one-time transitional realignment period for providing the “second round” of participant notices required under ERISA Reg. §2550.404a-5.
Video—Regulatory Update
September 19, 2012 — ASPPA’s General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs, Craig Hoffman, discusses FAQ # 39 from the Department of Labor’s (DOL) recently released Field Assistance Bulletin 2012-02R…
ASPPA Hosts 46th Annual Conference at National Harbor
ASPPA will host its 46th annual conference this October, where more than 1,500 retirement plan professionals engage with government officials and their colleagues on retirement issues including—fee disclosure, fiduciary status, electronic disclosure and tax reform.
Hoffman Gives Washington Update on Retirement Plans
CHICAGO (June 21, 2012)— The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) held the 11th annual Great Lakes Benefits Conference at the Hotel Allegro in Chicago. The first session kicked off with an update on current retirement plan legislation and regulations.
Video—Regulatory Update
ASPPA’s General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs, Craig Hoffman, discusses FAQ # 37 from the Department of Labor’s Field Assistance Bulletin 2012-02.
Regulatory Update: FAQs Expected from the DOL
Since the Department of Labor issued the final fee disclosure regulation in February, many questions have been raised on the exact impact of the new rule. In particular, the meaning of the term “designated investment alternative” and whether asset allocation strategies should be classified as such.
ASPPA Recommends Self-Correction Component To Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program
ASPPA General Counsel Craig Hoffman issues a statement from a comment letter filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA) on the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
ASPPA Asks For Interagency Coordination on Multiple Employer Plan Reporting
The following is a statement from Craig P. Hoffman, General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs of ASPPA to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requesting clarification and transitional relief for filling of Forms 5500 and 8955-SSA for multiple employer plans obligated to report under both the ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).