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Retirement Plans Newsletter
March 10, 2023
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2 New Job Opportunities
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[Guidance Overview]
PBGC Provides Update for Non-Priority Group SFA Applications
"[T]he new rules create a process for non-priority group plans to request to be on the waitlist to apply for SFA. Requests to be on the waitlist may be made beginning at 9 am EDT on March 13, 2023. The request to be on the waitlist is separate from the lock-in option
introduced in the final rule on SFA published in July 2022." MORE >>
Segal
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Budget Proposal Resurrects 'Build Back Better' Retirement Plan Revenue Raisers
"According to the Treasury Department's description, the five-part retirement proposal would modify rules relating to retirement plans by preventing 'excessive accumulations by high-income taxpayers in tax-favored retirement accounts and make other reforms.' The White
House estimates that these changes would raise $22.7 billion over the period 2024-2033." MORE >>
American Retirement Association [ARA]
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Self-Directed 401(k) Investor Balances Increase in Q4 2022
"[T]he average account balance across all participant accounts finished at $280,099 for the fourth quarter ending December 31, up by 2.45% from the third quarter of 2022 and down 20.6% year-over-year.... Equities remained the largest holding at 31.3%.... Trading volumes were
lower at an average of 9.6 trades per account compared to 10.6 trades per account in the third quarter and lower than a year ago." MORE >>
Charles Schwab
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2022 ESOP Valuation Expectations and 2023 Transaction Pricing Considerations
"ESOP valuations are primarily driven by future cash flows and how those cash flows satisfy the return requirements of capital providers (lenders and shareholders). With this in mind, what are some of the overriding trends from 2022 and expectations for 2023 that could influence
valuations for 2022 and into the foreseeable future?" MORE >>
The ESOP Association
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Executive Compensation and Nonqualified Plans |
NYSE and Nasdaq Propose Clawback Listing Standards: Considerations for Public Companies
"Specific considerations include ... [1] Whether to maintain one clawback policy or multiple policies.... [2] Ensure that any new clawback policy covers all required compensation.... [3] Ensure that the board of directors and board committees are kept up to
date on the clawback rule.... [4] Consider appropriate financial metrics for future incentive compensation.... [5] Keep the clawback rule in mind when entering into new agreements or implementing new compensation programs." MORE >>
Morgan Lewis
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Employee Benefits Jobs |
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Selected New Discussions |
Incorrect Calculation on Unsigned and Not Finalized QDRO
"I started a 401K plan in 2000, stopped contribution in 2011 because of job change; was married in 2005. I just received copy of QDRO and they are asking for 50% and it is not a correct calculation. What can I file to correct the order?"
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C Corp to S Corp: impact on Defined Contribution Plan?
"Can anyone tell me what impact (if any) changing from a C corp to and S corp might have on the company's profit sharing plan. The owner is the only employee."
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Gateway Contribution If No HCE?
"If there are no HCE's who are left participating in a DB/DC combo plan (an odd situation, I know, and it may just be a 1 year aberration), how would that impact the Gateway? Is it still the 7.5% or can that be reduced dramatically? The employer is going through some turmoil
and change over so just want to make sure what we can/can't do."
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Press Releases |
ReKlame Health Joins Cigna In-Network, Reducing Psychiatric Care Barriers for BIPOC Communities
ReKlame
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Deadlines and Tax Tips: Health-E Commerce Issues Smart Money Reminders for Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) Users
Health-E Commerce
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Webcasts and Conferences (Retirement Plans / Executive Compensation) |
‘Plausible’ Denials: New Twists & Turns in ERISA Litigation
RECORDED
American Retirement Association [ARA]
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Advisor Attitudes Towards 3(16) Fiduciary Outsourcing
March 16, 2023 WEBINAR
Pentegra
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Last Issue's Most Popular Items |
SECURE 2.0 Updates Family Attribution Rules for Aggregation of Businesses
Boutwell Fay LLP
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SECURE 2.0: Some Recordkeepers Are Hitting the Ground Running
Corporate Insight
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IRS Clarifies Required Minimum Distribution Reporting
Journal of Accountancy
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