Plan Sponsor

The new EBP reporting framework addresses the auditor's responsibilities for forming an opinion and reporting on ERISA plan financial statements, including the form and content of the report when management elects to have an ERISA section 103(a)(3)(C) audit performed…

The panel will provide an overview of benefit plans' management responsibilities, including, but not limited to: accomplishing all regulatory requirements under management scope and all necessary elements, activities, recommendations, and decisions that ensure those requirements are satisfied…

This session will discuss whether an ESOP is the best business succession planning tool for a company. We will provide an overview of an ESOP, why a company might or might not want one, and tax/economic/business perspectives of an ESOP. We will provide a case study to illustrate the analysis…

Emerging data privacy regulations globally constitute a “third wave” of corporate security and privacy risk that most companies don’t realize yet…

Plan sponsors dealings with plan fees and communications vary widely; however, there are some very specific requirements…

Session will detail the changes in section 162(m) and describe how to preserve some deductions in the future. Also will cover considerations for simplifying executive and partner compensation planning…

This session is intended to provide an update on key legal developments over the last year including legislation, agency guidance, and relevant court cases surrounding significant employee benefit plan issues…

Officers and directors are not always aware of their responsibility for information and oversight. This session will provide information to those who are responsible for their employer’s retirement plan or who want to know the details for the oversight responsibilities…

Provide best practices regarding the planning and management of benefit plans audit engagements, from a Plan Sponsor perspective…

A review of self-insured medical benefits costs, what has been driving the costs up recently, and steps companies are taking to manage, contain, and reduce costs…

Session covers the use of pension plans as a tool for mitigating the impact of section 162(m), section 4960, and allowing for access to the section 199A deduction for a specified service trade or business…

Pre and post exam and all in-between…

The business environment is complex and evolving more rapidly than ever. With changing demographics, revised client and talent expectations, and new technologies, we have to work differently, accelerate our adoption of technology by years and address the new risks presented…

This session includes a panel of plan sponsors who will discuss best practices of working with service providers, best features these plan sponsors utilize to help their plan meet participant needs and key/relevant internal controls and challenges…

This session will describe common derivative investments held by employee benefits plans (including forwards, futures, options and swaps) including how they are valued and on what exchanges they trade, if applicable…

Recent auditing and accounting standards have updated both management and auditor responsibilities for considering internal controls. This session will address key internal controls that you should consider at the plan sponsor and with service providers and when to seek reliance on SOC 1 reports…

Hear from the cyber experts behind one of the top recordkeepers for 401(k) plans and an attorney who helps plan sponsors protect against cybercrime as well as works to ensure compliance with reporting requirements…

Learn about common operational errors in qualified retirement plans, the proper corrective action of those errors, the impact on plan financial statements, and an overview of the IRS and DOL correction programs from the perspective of an EBP auditor and an ERISA attorney…

This course will provide an overview of the new retirement legislation…

The tax landscape is changing as employers revamp fringe benefits packages to accommodate remote workers and other changing workforce dynamics. This course will cover tax consequences pertaining to these benefit trends, such as student loan payments, travel expenses, etc…

Come hear how a plan auditor who is part of his Retirement Committee completed an RFP for an investment advisor and recordkeeping platform while another former plan auditor part of his plan’s Retirement Committee went through a full plan benchmarking study…

Investments have a cost…

This course will assume a general understanding of different types of equity and cover more advanced technical aspects such as common errors, deposit and reporting rules for equity compensation, the netting rule implications for the new stock buyback excise tax, and redeferral arrangements…

This session provides an overview of investments commonly held by defined contribution plans and focuses on investment testing and disclosures relevant to the fundamentals track case study…