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Conference Workshops

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Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

  7:15 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

 

Thursday, 2:15 pm—3:15 pm


26. 401(k) Self-Corrections

S.M. Takizawa
Internal Revenue Service

27. New 403(b) Legislation: Pragmatic Ways to Navigate the Heightened Oversight Needs
M.E. Falcone, N. Della Vedova
401(k) Advisors

28. Why Defined Benefit Plans Can Give You a Workforce Management Advantage
J.H. Lowell
JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services

29. The Latest on QDIAs
J.L. Bozek
Merrill Lynch

30. Plan Sponsors Under the Microscope

J. Thacker
Wells Fargo Institutional Trust Services



26. 401(k) Self-Corrections
Get information on the IRS’s top ten 401(k) issues, such as non-amended plans, timely depositing of elective deferrals, problems with compensation and eligibility. During this workshop, an IRS representative explains how to identify and fix problems before they trigger an IRS audit.
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27. New 403(b) Legislation: Pragmatic Ways to Navigate the Heightened Oversight Needs
This case study details the steps a 403(b) plan sponsor went through to prepare for new regulations effective January 1, 2009. Learn how this sponsor was able to enhance the program for participants while reducing fiduciary liability exposure and designing an ongoing, best practice investment monitoring process. Uncover how the impending January 1, 2009, deadline will affect 90-24 transfers and impact your personal liability—and, most importantly, what you should be doing now to get ready.
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28. Why Defined Benefit Plans Can Give You a Workforce Management Advantage
Many companies today are moving to a 401(k)-only environment. What is there about a program like this that would make a person ever leave the company? That’s a problem many companies may be facing today. They seem to have no effective means for motivating individuals to leave or stay. Defined benefit plans, among all HR programs, can afford companies a unique opportunity in workforce management.

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29. The Latest on QDIAs
The final regulations have been issued by the DOL. Learn how to take advantage of the opportunity to replace your default investment option with a QDIA that enhances your participants’ retirement savings balances and can provide safe harbor protection for your plan.

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30. Plan Sponsors Under the Microscope
Under the watchful eye of regulators, legislators, participants and class-action lawyers, plan sponsors face the daunting challenge of increasing the retirement readiness of employees without spending more money. At the same time, they must keep up with non-stop legislative and regulatory changes. This session reviews the results of a recent survey of plan sponsors in which they identified the strengths and weaknesses of their plans. Hear, too, about the tactics they are using to strengthen their plans to address retirement readiness and fiduciary concerns.

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