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Three Key Takeaways: What ARPA Means for Green Zone Pension Plans

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

29 Apr 202128 Apr 2021

It was big news back in March when the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was enacted to provide grants, called “special financial assistance,” to boost the solvency of eligible critical and declining status or insolvent plans under the Pension Benefit […]

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Changes to Single Employer Pension Plan Funding With the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

23 Apr 202122 Apr 2021

Provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) have the potential to help many single employer pension plan sponsors weather the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic while providing time to consider how to integrate their business and pension funding strategies, suggests […]

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The Multiemployer Retirement Plan Landscape: 10 DB Plan Takeaways

Justin Held, CEBS

12 Oct 202014 Oct 2020

According to the most recent data from The Multiemployer Retirement Plan Landscape: A Fifteen-Year Look (2003-2017), demographic trends in multiemployer plans have become less favorable as the number of actively working participants have decreased relative to the number of inactive and retired […]

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Multiemployer Pension Actuarial Certifications Revisited

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

28 Jul 202028 Jul 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted benefit trust funds and will continue to have a marked effect on these plans. With volatile market performance that has not been seen since 2008, many plans are finding that their funding levels are suddenly in […]

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Managing Pension Assets Through COVID-19 Uncertainty

Guest Contributor

22 Apr 202021 Apr 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a great deal of uncertainty for overseeing the investment of pension assets. For those managing investments, it’s important to understand the uncertainty and how it compares to past market challenges, as well as the importance of being […]

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Seven Consultations and Bills We’re Watching in Canada

Amanda Wilke, CEBS

10 Mar 202010 Mar 2020

Pension and retirement security issues are a hot topic right now across Canada. There are seven consultations and bills we are anxiously watching both federally and in the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, and Nova Scotia. 1. Enhancing Retirement Security for Canadians […]

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Investment Management: 6 Things to Know

Staff

13 Jan 202013 Jan 2020

If you’re new to investing, there are lots of terms and concepts to understand. While it may seem intimidating, gaining an understanding of these six basic concepts can build your confidence in making investment decisions for yourself and the plans you serve. […]

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Proposed Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Plan

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

26 Nov 201902 Dec 2019

On November 20, 2019, Senators Chuck Grassley and Lamar Alexander released the Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Plan proposal. The proposal was released in the form of a white paper and a technical explanation and has not been introduced as a legislative […]

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Update on the Butch Lewis Act

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

26 Jul 201902 Dec 2019

Earlier this year I updated you on some things I was watching regarding multiemployer pension reform, and since there has been some recent action on the Butch Lewis Act I thought it was time for an update. Here’s what you need to […]

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Use Your Pension Plan Powers to Locate Missing Members!

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

25 Apr 201924 Apr 2019

If only the pension world had its own version of a Bat-Signal, sending a lighted symbol high into the sky to let missing plan members know to reach out and provide their new contact information. Until that time comes to our fair […]