ASPPA’s General Counsel Craig Hoffman issues comment letters to the IRS on their pre-approved plan programs.
34th Annual Telly Awards Honor ASPPA’s “Save My 401k” Campaign
The “Save My 401k” campaign developed by ASPPA and Beekeeper Group has won a Bronze Telly Award for recognition as industry leaders in media innovation. The judging committee has placed the animation in the upper echelon of nearly 12,000 submissions, covering a wide range of advertising agencies, television stations, and corporate video departments from around the world.
PBS Frontline’s View of Retirement Industry as Commodity is Dead Wrong
ASPPA’s Brian Graff responds to the PBS Frontline’s ‘The Retirement Gamble’ program touted to be an ‘eye opening investigation of a financial services industry that may be draining your retirement savings with every passing year.’
ASPPA Urges Lawmakers to Oppose 401(k) Tax
ASPPA CEO Brian H. Graff, comments on a provision in the proposed Marketplace Fairness Act that would harm retirement plans.
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.
Tax Reform Should Not Harm Main Street’s Retirement Plan
Brian H. Graff, CEO of ASPPA talks about new research estimates that show retirement tax incentives benefit American workers.
Plan Consultant Releases Spring 2013 Issue
In the cover story of Plan Consultant magazine, Cleo Chang, managing director and head of Wilshire Funds Management’s Investment Research Group, discusses recent developments in Baby Boomers’ retirement-preparedness strategies and how their actions will impact the economy.
Coalition to Protect Retirement Strongly Supports Sense of the Congress Resolution on Retirement Savings
ASPPA joins the Coalition to Protect Retirement in support of the bipartisan Sense of the Congress resolution to maintain current incentives for retirement savings.
Obama Budget Slams Small Business Retirement Plans
“We were very concerned when last year’s budget included a double tax on contributions to 401(k) plans. Small business owners earning over $250,000 would have to pay tax on contributions in the year the contributions are made then pay tax at the full rate when contributions are distributed at retirement. We were hoping this misguided proposal would be eliminated in this year’s budget, but instead the Administration has kept the double tax proposal, and added another penalty for retirement savings.
Fox Business: Judy Miller on the Raid on Your Retirement
ASPPA’s Director of Retirement Policy Judy Miller joins “The Willis Report” on Fox Business Channel to discuss how Obama’s proposed budget savings cap would penalize savers and be a retirement plan killer.