Disclosure & Reasonableness of Actuarial Assumptions in DB and CB Plans
Actuarial equivalent means that the present value of the total amounts expected to be received under two different forms of payment are equal, based on mortality and interest assumptions specified under the pension plan.a plan is permitted to use alternative actuarial assumptions as long as they are reasonable.
Feb 19, 2019
A number of class-action lawsuits are currently testing actuarial equivalents in pension plans. This important issue may be resolved in the circuit courts or go all the way up to the...
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Risk Tolerance and Reaction to Past Market Volatility
In the markets, we had a negative 2018 but started off with strong January 2019 performance. Frankly, I’m a little disappointed about the 2008 data dropping off the fact sheets. Why am I sad to see those numbers go away? Because, I like to use them to gauge a participant’s ability to tolerate risk.
Feb 11, 2019
Even a groundhog can’t predict the future It’s February 2019. Most of us have probably broken or revised our New Year’s resolutions by now. After a few brutally cold days, the...
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Hewitt Joins HB&T CIF Sales
Hand Benefits & Trust (HB&T), a BPAS company, is pleased to announce the addition of Chris Hewitt as its Sales Consultant, Institutional Trust. HB&T is a leading national provider of employee benefit trust services.
Jan 24, 2019
Houston, TX, January 23, 2019 — Hand Benefits & Trust (HB&T), a BPAS company, is pleased to announce the addition of Chris Hewitt as its Sales Consultant, Institutional Trust. HB&T is a leading national provider...
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BPAS announced today that it is honoring Eugene Maloney, Esquire. In recognition of Maloney’s accomplishments, BPAS is dedicating the conference and training room in its Pittsburgh office. The Eugene Maloney Training and...
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National Trend Creating Control Group Issues for Unsuspecting Hospitals
Learn about the national trend in the ever-evolving healthcare industry that is creating potential control group retirement plan compliance headaches for unsuspecting hospitals.
Jan 16, 2019
There is a national trend in the ever-evolving healthcare industry that is creating potential control group retirement plan compliance headaches for unsuspecting hospitals. Many hospitals across the country have created health...
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Annual QTA Review to Ensure Compliance
It's important to perform annual reviews of your Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefit plan to ensure compliance. New tax rules regarding employer-provided parking went into effect in 2018. For-profit employers are no longer able to take a deduction for these benefits and non-profits are deemed to have UBTI.
Jan 09, 2019
As we kick off the new year, it’s important to perform an annual review of your Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefit plan to ensure its compliance with applicable law. Changes to employer-provided parking rules New...
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Proposed Legislation to Help Workers Build Retirement Savings While Repaying Student Loans
Proposed legislation would help workers build retirement savings while repaying student loan debt. With the Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, workers could receive an employer matching contribution while repaying loans, as if the loan repayments were a salary reduction contributions to their retirement plan.
Dec 19, 2018
Many Americans face mounting student loan debt and often have to choose repaying the loans over making contributions to their retirement plan to save for the future. Legislation introduced on December 18th...
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Save the Difference
Dec 12, 2018
The IRS recently announced the annual cost of living adjustments for 2019. You can now save up to $3,500 as an individual or $7,000 as a family into your HSA and...
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Newly Proposed HRA Regulations for 2020
Dec 10, 2018
If implemented, how will recently proposed regulations for Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) impact the consumer directed healthcare landscape? On October 23, 2018 the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury...
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Investing Basics for VEBA/HRA Balances
When deciding how to invest funds in their account, there are some things that participants might want to consider.
Nov 27, 2018
This post was written by Karni Adamson, Senior Sales Relationship Manager for BPAS VEBA & HRA/HSA Services Considerations for Investing After participants have opened a VEBA/HRA and registered for online access...
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