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Summary of Pension Equity Plan Issues (PDF)
Dated August 20, 2010. 3 pages. Excerpt: "Although no formal guidance addressing PEPs has been issued, the Internal Revenue Service has recently begun to process determination letters with respect to PEPs."
(American Benefits Council)
Fee Disclosure Rule Commenters Agree on Notice, Not on Threshold
Excerpt: "Under the interim final rule, to be a covered service provider, the entity must expect to receive at least $1,000 in direct or indirect compensation. ASPPA and ABC criticized the $1,000 threshold amount as being too low, while ICI and SPARK said it was acceptable. ASPPA recommended increasing the threshold amount to $2,500."
(The American Chronicle)
The Impact of Public Pensions on State and Local Budgets
Excerpt: "The magnitude of [the unfunded pension] liability depends on the interest rate used to discount future benefit promises but, regardless of the assumptions, states and localities are going to have to come up with more money. This brief looks at the size of the additional funding relative to state budgets."
(Center for Retirement Research at Boston College)
[Opinion]
Just Stop Funding Public Pensions
Excerpt: "'Put simply: Why should taxpayers vote to accumulate assets in a public retirement plan that buys Treasury notes yielding, say, 2% when they are paying 15% interest on their credit cards and 7% on car loans?'"
(The Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity)
[Opinion]
Global Aging No Longer a Distant Challenge Looming Over the Horizon
Excerpt: "The demographic transformation now sweeping the world promises to affect everything from business psychology and workforce productivity to the direction of global capital flows. Perhaps most fatefully, it could throw into question the ability of societies to provide a decent standard of living for the old without imposing a crushing burden on the young."
(The New York Times; free registration required)
[Opinion]
401ks: America's Biggest Investment Fraud Was Foreseen and Preventable
Excerpt: "As a former attorney with the SEC regulating mutual funds and later in-house counsel to one of the largest mutual fund complexes, it had long been clear to me (and frankly many other industry insiders) that 401k investors were doomed."
(Edward Siedle via Forbes.com)
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