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Earn up to 14 CPE (for CPAs) credits.

Attend a pre-conference workshop or tutorial and earn additional credits.


 

Conference Workshops
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Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

  7:45 am-8:15 am  

10:30 am–11:30 am

9:45 am–10:45 am

10:15 am–11:15 am

1:45 pm–2:45 pm

11:00 am–12:00 pm

11:30 am–12:30 pm

3:00 pm–4:00 pm

2:15 pm–3:15 pm

 

3:30 pm–4:30 pm

 

Wednesday, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm

11. DOL Investigations and Enforcement Actions
M.W. Rosen
U.S. Department of Labor, EBSA

12. DB Best Practices for DC Participant Success
M.A. Flynn
SEI Institutional Group

13. Keep It, Freeze It, Terminate It: What Should We Do with Our DB Plan?
C.D. Cahill, S.M. McGivney
Aon Consulting

14. Advice and QDIAs
K. Roy
Merrill Lynch

15. Tricks, Traps and Target Dates
D.J. Scheidt
Paydenfunds


11. DOL Investigations and Enforcement Actions
A DOL representative offers insights into the areas of plan management the Department of Labor is currently scrutinizing and what you can do to keep your plan safely in compliance.

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12. DB Best Practices for DC Participant Success
Recent regulatory changes place more responsibility on DC plan sponsors. In response, DC plan providers are looking for new solutions to address their changing needs. This session provides you with examples that reveal key insights into how successful investment techniques from DB plans can be applied to designing DC investment solutions.

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13. Keep It, Freeze It, Terminate It: What Should We Do with Our DB Plan?
Defined benefit plans are under attack on many fronts. Primary problem areas include cash funding and accounting disclosures—more specifically, the volatility caused by investment returns and interest rates—and the complexities of the applicable rules. In addition, Congress and the FASB have more changes in the works. Now is the time to review your DB plan design and total retirement program structure, including DC plans. The choices surrounding a DB plan may not be as simple as maintaining, freezing or terminating the program. Review the world of retirement plans and explore their development, issues, problems and potential resolutions while gaining a full understanding of one of the most serious issues facing America today.
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14. Advice and QDIAs
The final QDIA regulations are in effect. Learn about the benefits and considerations of the various types of investments that are considered to be qualified default investment alternatives, including the role that participant advice programs can play in enhancing your participants’ retirement savings and providing safe harbor protection for your plan.

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15. Tricks, Traps and Target Dates
As target-date funds proliferate in 401(k) plans, what tricks do plan sponsors need to be aware of to protect them from making a poor investment decision? What traps have been set along the way to lead plan sponsors down the wrong path? This interactive session outlines the steps necessary to avoid common tricks and traps by highlighting examples of evaluating, implementing and monitoring target-date and other DC plan funds.
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