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The Department of Labor (DOL) has unveiled the much-anticipated final version of a rule that allows more small businesses and self-employed workers to band together to buy health insurance — and may have dropped a small hint about retirement multiple employer plans (MEPs). The association health... READ MORE

ACOPA leadership was very active in Washington, DC from May 18 to May 22. Leadership met with our new Executive Director, attended American Retirement Association (ARA) Government Affairs Executive Committee meetings, visited the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and met with Senate and... READ MORE

Several weeks back, I was invited to participate in a group conversation on retirement and the future of prosperity. The group of 15 (they’re listed at the end of the document that summarized the conclusions) that Politico pulled together was diverse, both in background and philosophies, and... READ MORE

Employer-based retirement plans are the keystone of retirement preparedness. A recent Forbes column examines the centrality of employers’ role — and the areas where there are shortcomings.In “Should We Continue to Count on Employers for Retirement Provision?” Forbes contributor Elizabeth Bauer, FSA... READ MORE

ACOPA actuaries benefit from being a part of ASPPA and ARA. In May, ACOPA actuaries Tom Finnegan and Bill Karbon, our new Executive Director Marty Pippins and I participated in the Government Affairs Committee (GAC) weekend meetings in Washington. On Monday, May 21, we met with the PBGC and the IRS... READ MORE

A recent survey of DC plan sponsors and consultants finds that when selecting a target-date strategy or other QDIA, plan sponsors were most concerned about participants’ longevity risk and their ability to achieve higher retirement account balances over the long term.T. Rowe Price’s survey, “... READ MORE

While June 13 was widely cited as the last day the Department of Labor (DOL) could appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court the 5th Circuit’s ruling vacating the fiduciary rule, that day has now come – and gone. So now the prevailing wisdom is that the DOL fiduciary rule, as it largely existed, is now dead... READ MORE

Thinking outside the box is often a valued attribute; in the retirement plan universe, it can find expression in arrangements and plan features that offer flexibility, liquidity and portability. But a recently released paper suggests that it is important to be mindful of fiduciary duties while... READ MORE

Guess how many CE credits you can get at the ASPPA Annual Conference.This year you can earn up to 25 ASPPA CE credits — with three ethics credits available — for the 2017–2018 CE cycle. Sessions offer up to two credit hours each.At “ASPPA Annual” — one of the retirement industry’s longest-running... READ MORE