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TRI Pension Services / 2010 Hawaii Seminar

TRI Pension Services is holding the 11th Annual Hawaii Seminar, in Honolulu, on November 16, 17 and 18, 2010, to be held at the Outrigger Reef on the Beach, in Waikiki. To link to the website for the Outrigger Reef click here. The seminar is an ERISA Update with a focus on "hot" pension topics and current developments. Some topics on this agenda were included in response to surveys taken of attendees at last year's program and prior years' programs.

Registration form. For a registration form click here.

Registrants needing hotel accommodations - book early! If you will need hotel accommodations, you are responsible for making your own reservations. Outrigger Reef has made a room block available. We have negotiated some excellent rates - $135 per night for "Moderate View," $155 per night for "City View" and $185 per night for "Partial Ocean View." To book with the Outrigger Reef, call 1-877-863-6860 (Monday – Friday) 6am-5pm Hawaiian time. Identify the event as "TRI Pensions Seminar" to obtain the negotiated rate. Alternatively, you can complete and print out the Outrigger Reef booking form for this event and fax it to the number indicated on the form. There is a large convention in town while we are there, so book early!

Materials. This year's materials for the seminar are being provided ONLY in an electronic format (pdf files). They will be emailed to all registrants approximately 1 week before the seminar.

Agenda. The agenda is provided below. Please note that this agenda is subject to change to accommodate any major new developments in the pension area. Also note that we meet in the afternoon of the first day, immediately followed by a cocktail reception, and in the mornings on the other two days.

Day One (November 16)

1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. - - - Registration

1:30 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. - - - Current Developments Update. We will spend the entire first day's session on a review of all important current developments affecting retirement plans. The session will explore the new regulations and rulings from the last 12 months, with emphasis on how these current developments affect plan design, plan administration, or enforcement issues. Issues addressed include: (1) IRS guidance on the HEART Act provisions, (2) new investment advice regulations, (3) pension funding relief enacted during 2010, (4) final regulations regarding the timing of 401(k) deposits, (5) reporting relief for 403(b) plans, (6) new PBGC regulations on reportable events reporting, (7) the latest Cumulative List of Changes Affecting Plan Qualification, (8) the latest developments regarding electronic filing of Form 5500s under the EFAST2 system, and (9) service provider fee disclosure regulations that become effective on July 16, 2011. As the year progresses and more new guidance is released, we will periodically add to this list.

3:10 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. Break.

3:20 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. Current Developments Update (cont.)

4:50 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Break.

5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Current Developments Update (cont.)

6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception. Enjoy some pupus and while chatting with your fellow attendees.

Adjourn Day One.

Day Two (November 17)

8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. - - - Breakfast

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. - - - Correction Programs. In this session, we'll explore the correction programs available from the IRS and the DOL. From the IRS, we have the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) which enables plans to correct qualification failures under 3 different program - the Self-Correction Program (SCP), the Voluntary Correction Program (VCP) and the Audit CAP procedure. From the DOL, we have the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction VFC) Program and the Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance (DFVC) program. Under VFC, fiduciaries can correct certain fiduciary violations, including the late deposit of 401(k) contributions. Under DFVC, late Form 5500s can be filed with much lower penalties than otherwise would apply. This session will include a number of case studies to illustrate the applicable correction procedures.

10:00 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. Break

10:10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - - - Correction Programs (cont.)

11:30 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. Break

11:40 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - - - Ethics. This session will focus primarily on the standards of practice before the IRS, as set forth in Circular 230, and several practical case studies addressing ethical situations faced by retirement plan professionals. We added this session this year because of the increasing number of continuing education requirements that now include a certain number of ethics credits.

Adjourn Day Two.

2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Hike and Happy Hour (optional). Join the group for our traditional Wednesday afternoon hike. Details will be provided as we get closer to the seminar. Following the hike, TRI Pension Services will host the group for Happy Hour at a location to be determined (within walking distance of the hotel). Transportation is provided to the location for the hike and from there to the Happy Hour location.

Day Three (November 18)

8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. - - - Breakfast

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Fiduciary Responsibility. Who is a fiduciary? Is it possible for a TPA firm to be a fiduciary? What positions relating to a plan always result in fiduciary status? What are fiduciary's duties and responsibilities with respect to the plan? What liability exposure does a fiduciary have? The answer to these and many other related questions will be answered in this session.

10:00 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. Break.

10:10 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Fiduciary Responsibility (cont.)

10:40 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Distribution Planning in Retirement. Much of the retirement plan rules are focused on the accumulation phase - the type of plan to establish, maximizing contributions, investment options, etc. But what happens when the participant reaches retirement years? This session will explore the myriad rules and issues that apply during the decumulation phase - the type of distribution options available from the plan, tax issues, rollovers, minimum disstribution requirements, life expectancy and the possibility of outliving retirement funds, Social Security benefits, continued employment options, phased retirement, estate taxes, life insurance in the plan, health costs.

11:30 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. Break.

11:40 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Distribution Planning in Retirement (cont.)
Adjourn Day Three.

ERPA continuing education credits. The program qualifies for 15 credit-hours of continuing education for Employee Plans Retirement Agents (ERPAs) (based on 50-minute hours). TRI Pension Services is an accredited ERPA continuing education provider. We have entered into an agreement with the Office of Professional Responsibility, Internal Revenue Service, to meet the requirements of 31 Code of Federal Regulations, section 10.6(g), covering maintenance of attendance records, retention of program outlines, qualifications of instructors, and length of class hours. This agreement does not constitute an endorsement by the Office of Professional Responsibility as to the quality of the program or its contribution to the professional competence of the Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent. For persons seeking ERPA credit, sign-in and sign-out procedures are required. A certificate of completion will be presented to ERPAs at adjournment on the third day of the seminar.

ASPPA and NIPA continuing education credits. The program qualifies for 15 credit-hours of continuing education for ASPPA members and NIPA members (based on 50-minute hours)

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