The PBGC has proposed modifications to its regulations on premium rates, premium due dates, and termination of single-employer plans; they arise from the agency’s ongoing retrospective review of the ...

Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent, in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, warned that the nation could face an economic crisis if Congress fails to extend the Tax Cuts ...

Pension obligations fell by more than $100 billion — that’s billion with a “b” — in 2024, says WTW. More specifically, they ...

By some measures, plans ended December better off than they had been when it began; by others, they did not. But whichever side of the ledger an analyst says private-sector DB plans ended the month on ...

The fires raging in California are only the latest instance of a major disaster for which individuals may have an unanticipated need for funds. Enter SECURE 2.0, which makes it easier for qualified ...

Create a plan to implement the Social Security Fairness Act, Representatives Jason Smith (R-MO) and Ron Estes (R-KS) have told the Social Security Administration (SSA). That measure repeals both the ...

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) on Jan. 14 announced an enforcement relief policy that will make it possible for retirement plan fiduciaries to help manage ...

The DOL on Jan. 14 released its final rule regarding changes to its Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP); it says the most significant changes involve the addition of two new self-correction ...

The digital Winter 2025 edition of ASPPA’s members-only magazine has just been posted online! Pep talks can reinvigorate and elicit a burst of energy and productivity. That’s a hope of proponents of ...