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May 2012
- May 2012 Spotlight, "Opening a Lump-Sum Window to Help 'De-Risk' a Pension Plan"
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April 2012
- April 2012 Spotlight, "Pension Plan Administration Can Inadvertently Trigger Fiduciary Liability: Steps to Help Mitigate that Risk"
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November 2011
- November 2011 Spotlight, "A Potential Problem on the Horizon: Closed Pension Plans Must Still Comply with Nondiscrimination Rules"
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October 2011
- October 2011 Spotlight, "Accounting Change Fatigue? Revised International Pension Accounting Standards Have Implications for Canadian Companies"
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June 2011
- June 2011 Spotlight, "How Do Changes in International Accounting Standards for Pensions Foretell the Direction of Future Changes in the U.S.?"
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March 2011
July 2010
- July 2010 Spotlight, "Back to Basics: Reminder about Planning for Current Health Care Coverage"
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June 2010
- June 2010 Spotlight, "Reexamining Prescription Drug Coverage in Light of Recent Developments"
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May 2010
- May 2010 Spotlight, "How Would Pension Accounting Change if the U.S. Decides to Follow the International Accounting Standards Board's Requirements?"
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January 2009
- January 2009 Spotlight, "Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions’ Final Report Supports Strategies for Managing DB Pension Risk"
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November 2008
- November 2008 Spotlight, "Implications of the Current Market Conditions for DB Plans and Possible Options for Dealing with the Challenges they Present"
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December 2007
- December 2007 Spotlight, "Options for Managing the Cost and Risk Associated with Retiree Health Coverage, Including Remarks on the Current Interest in VEBAs"
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November 2007
- November 2007 Spotlight, "On-Site Health Centers: Offerings and Satisfaction"
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- November 2007 Spotlight, "Post-PPA'06 Reviews of DC Plan Investments to Ensure Safe Harbor Fiduciary Protection"
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September 2007
- August 2007 Spotlight, "Anticipating Additional Changes to the Status Quo: PPA’06 Requires Revising Retirement Plan Administration (Yet Again)"
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July 2007
- July 2007 Spotlight, "Meeting the Challenges Introduced by PPA’06: Preparing to Satisfy New and Revised Compliance Requirements"
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June 2007
- June 2007 Spotlight, "Carpe Opportunitatem: Think Beyond PPA'06-Required Participant Communications"
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February 2007
- February 2007 Spotlight, "Interest in On-Site Health Centers is Gaining Momentum: Is it Time to Jump on the Bandwagon?"
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- February 2007 Spotlight, "Scrutinizing DC Plan Fees and Expenses in Response to the Movement for Greater Transparency, Awareness and Disclosure"
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January 2007
- January 2007 Spotlight, "Congress Enacts Health Savings Account (HSA) Reform Package to Expland HSA Enrollment"
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- January 2007 Spotlight, "Green Light for Cash Balance Plans Presents an Opportunity to Conserve Cash and Lessen the Bottom-Line Impact while Maintaing or Improving Retirement Benefits"
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September 2006
- September 2006 Spotlight, "Bush Administration to Increase Health Care Transparency"
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August 2006
- August 2008 Spotlight, "Going Beyond Compliance with Pension Reform: Preparing to Mitigate Increased Volatility"
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May 2006
- May 2006 Spotlight, "The Movement from DB to DC Plans: Will Congressional Action on Cash Balance Plans Provide a Truly Viable Alternative?"
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March 2006
- March 2006 Spotlight, "As Reconciliation of House and Senate Pension Reform Bills Begins, Actions to Consider in Preparation for Pension Funding Changes"
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February 2006
- February 2006 Spotlight, "The Non-Retirement Plan Implications of “Freezing” a Pension Plan"
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- February 2006 Spotlight, "President Proposes New Tax Breaks for Individual Medical Spending, Increased Portability and Expansion of HSAs"
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January 2006
- January 2006 Spotlight, "Growth in National Health Spending Is Slowing: Are Employers Out of the Woods Yet?"
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December 2005
- December 2005 Spotlight, "FASB Will Reconsider Accounting Standards for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans"
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