ASPPA and ACOPA Announce 2013 ACOPA Advanced Actuarial Conference

MEDIA ADVISORY

Event: The ACOPA Advanced Actuarial Conference is a forum focused on issues facing actuaries in the pension marketplace. The program will feature a legislative and regulatory update as well as several sessions on specific, practical approaches to issues including cash balance plans and key compliance issues. An open-forum session will also allow attendees to present and discuss questions with leading industry experts.

Attendees are practicing actuaries in the pension marketplace as well as professionals with various actuarial roles.

Journalists who cover personal finance, pensions or retirement will hear from industry experts and government representatives. View the brochure.

Dates: May 20 - 21, 2013 (Monday – Tuesday)

Time: 8 am – 5:30 pm

Agenda Highlights:

• Washington Update: Legislative & Regulatory Developments (Monday, May 20)
  Judy A. Miller, ASPPA, Arlington, VA

• Defined Benefits Regulation Update (Monday and Tuesday, May 20 - 21)
  Thomas J. Finnegan, The Savitz Organization, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
  Carolyn Zimmerman, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Pittsburgh, PA
  James E. Holland, Cheiron, McLean, VA

• Cash Balance plans- A Two-Part Session (Monday, May 20)
  Kevin J. Donovan, Pinnacle Plan Design, LLC, Tucson, AZ
  Andrew W. Ferguson, Altman & Cronin Benefit Consultants, LLC, San Francisco, CA

• Ethical Case Studies for Small Plan Actuaries (Tuesday, May 21)
  Richard A. Block, Block Consulting Actuaries, Inc., El Segundo, CA
  Karen Smith, Nova 401(k) Associates, Houston, TX

• Ask the Experts (Tuesday, May 21)
  Richard Kutikoff, Pacific Benefit Services, Sherman Oaks, CA
  Thomas J. Finnegan, The Savitz Organization, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
  Carolyn Zimmerman, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Pittsburgh, PA
  James E. Holland, Cheiron, McLean, VA

Location:
MGM Grand
3799 South Las Vegas Boulevard | Las Vegas, NV 89109
Tel: 877.880.0880

RSVP: Media interested in attending ACOPA Advanced Actuarial Conference should contact Melinda Semadeni, Director of Media Relations, at [email protected] or 703.516.9300 or register online here. For more information, view the brochure or website.

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