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The House of Representatives has passed the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 397), introduced in January 2019 by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman…
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The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2019-01, which affirms earlier guidance on multiple employer plan (MEP)…
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In a recent Wealth Management article, Peg Creonte, SVP of business development for Ascensus Government Savings, discusses how the recently launched CalSavers retirement program offers…
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Eugene Scalia—son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and a litigator in the recent lawsuit that vacated Department of Labor (DOL) investment fiduciary…
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The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 (H.R. 748), which eliminates the so-called “Cadillac…
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The IRS has issued Notice 2019-45, in which it identifies certain chronic health conditions whose treatments will be considered “preventive.” As a result, such treatments…
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The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has issued a document entitled Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements of Employee Benefit Plans…
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The U.S. Treasury Department has released proposed regulations that relax the “unified plan rule” for multiple employer plans (MEPs). Published on July 3, 2019, this…
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Today’s Federal Register contains the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) final regulations and accompanying guidance for broker-dealers and advisers who provide certain investment services to…
News Releases
Bryan Bracchi Joins Sales Team to Support Financial Advisors and Their Clients in the Northern Texas Region Dresher, PA – Ascensus—whose technology and expertise helps millions of…