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A blue-ribbon panel of D.C. tax-policy wonks joined American Retirement Association (ARA) CEO Brian Graff at the recent NAPA 401(k) Summit in Nashville to discuss potential legislation impacting retirement plans.
Graff set the stage by noting that the industry will experience an inflection point...
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Take a helping of government activity. Add a teaspoon each of plan design, controlled groups, and annuities, and also add a dash of EPCRS and a sprinkling of ethics. Voila! The recipe for the ASEA Actuarial Insights conference.
The conference will be held on Jan. 24-25.
Wednesday, Jan. 24
On...
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That’s right—this year’s TPA Growth Summit will be like the newest improved version of an excellent video game. Here’s how…
Last week we explained that when a new video game is released, players review the game. These reviews inform developers on what features are beloved, as well as what is not...
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This year’s TPA Growth Summit will be like the newest improved version of an excellent video game. Here’s how…
When a new video game is released, players review the game. These reviews inform developers on which features are beloved, as well as what are not, and what is not working. Developers...
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Back by popular demand: ASPPA’s Spring National conference! Join us May 4–5 for relevant presentations on the topics that are top of mind for you, thought-provoking breakout sessions and plenty of chances to interact with national experts and your peers.
Special Features
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We’re getting the “band” back together! Registration for ASPPA Annual is open!
That’s right, registration for ASPPA2021—where you can Reconnect, Recharge & Reunite—is now open at asppaannual.org.
WHAT: ASPPA 2021
WHEN: Oct. 17–20
WHERE: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
WHO:...
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Industry experts in a Nov. 11 session of ASPPA All Access discussed ways to measure return on the investment of resources that is entailed in business activity.
Megan Crawford, partner at Williams Benefit Consulting, LLC and who also serves as Co-Chair for the ASPPA Women in Retirement Conference...
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An ASPPA All Access session featured a discussion by industry executives on how best to build a workforce that will serve an employer well.
In the Nov. 4 session “Employee Opportunities and Challenges,” Kirsten Curry, CEO of Leading Retirement Solutions, and Genelle Brakefield, Vice President of...
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With the enactment of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, the climate changed for multiple employer plans (MEPs) and pooled employer plans (PEPs). A Nov. 2 session of ASPPA All Access discussed factors facing service providers concerning these arrangements.
The...
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The current climate of sharply increased online and virtual activity courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic brings into sharper relief the need to be vigilant and put controls in place to head off fraud. An Oct. 27 session of ASPPA All Access took a look at the problem and what can be done.
“In some...
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It’s been… quite a year. An expert panel at an Oct. 26 session of ASPPA All Access discussed what the developments this year have meant for retirement plan professionals, as well as participants.
The panel featured Robert Kaplan, Director of Technical Education for the American Retirement...
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Within the space of three months, two major pieces of legislation were enacted—the SECURE Act and the CARES Act. A panel at an Oct. 27 session of ASPPA All-Access discussed these measures and the opportunities they offer service providers.
Justin Bonestroo, Senior Vice President, CBIZ Retirement...
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Kicking off the ASPPA All Access virtual conference Oct. 26, Brian Graff, CEO of ARA and Executive Director of ASPPA, ARA General Counsel Allison Wielobob and ARA Chief Government Affairs Officer Will Hansen offered their insights into some of the most important legislative and regulatory...
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The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries honored Sarah Simoneaux with the prestigious Harry T. Eidson Founders Award during the Oct. 26 opening session of the 2020 ASPPA Annual Conference.
Simoneaux is a founding partner of Simoneaux & Stroud Consulting Services. She...
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Three industry professionals were honored Oct. 26 with the 2020 Martin Rosenberg Academic Achievement Award at the 2020 ASPPA All Access virtual conference.
The 2020 winners are:
Jennifer Forgey, a Supervising Senior Associate with MHM Retirement Plan Solutions, for her outstanding performance...
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How do we raise our bar through collaboration? At a session of the ASPPA TPA Summit, panelists discussed collaboration, especially in light of the circumstances facing TPAs and other professionals in 2020.
Angie Grissom, owner and Chief Relationship Officer of The Rainmaker Companies, led a panel...
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Actually, there may be more than one…
In a year unlike any in recent memory, 2020 has brought with it an extraordinary amount of change and challenges. But there’s an easy way to get a jump on 2021, and close out 2020 on a strong note—but the “window” to do so is closing…
You can get plugged in...
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We’re gearing up for ASPPA All-Access—and whether you’ve signed up or not, we’d like to know what’s on your mind right now…
We’re all having to do different things in different ways from different places—and some familiar things in different ways as well. We’d barely begun to absorb the...
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There’s an easy way to get out of that box…
The TPA Growth Summit is a special event, customized for the unique perspectives of TPA business owners and their sales/marketing teams (sometimes the same people!).
You won’t have to travel.
You won’t have to commit a big block of time.
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If you love ASPPA Annual, you’ll be amazed at what we’ve done for ASPPA Annual 2020!
Until recently, ASPPA was moving ahead with its plans to hold this year’s ASPPA Annual conference in Chicago this fall. However, Illinois is pursuing a state-wide reopening plan that does not allow hotels to...
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