Welcome to ASPPA

The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) is a national organization of more than 6,500 retirement plan and benefits professionals that serves as the educator, voice, and advocate for the employer-based retirement system. ASPPA members are administrators, actuaries, advisors, attorneys, accountants and other financial services professionals who provide consulting and administrative services for qualified retirement plans.

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Professionals from many disciplines who have dedicated their careers to retirement plan services and pension policy are members of ASPPA.

Click [HERE] to pay your 2010 Membership Dues.

ASPPA offers national and regional conferences that focus on the most current retirement plan topics. ASPPA conferences provide continuing education to members and the industry as a whole.

ASPPA offers two certificate programs and four credentialing tracks, supporting seven distinct credentials, for retirement plan professionals

ASPPA offers numerous webcasts on a wide variety of relevant timely and timeless industry topics.

ASPPA offers an array of publications that serve as educational and training resources, present practical applications for the industry, supply insights into our industry with regulatory and legislative updates and provide a forum for new and experienced industry professionals. Keep abreast of the retirement plan community with relevant and timely information.

ASPPA actively monitors legislative and regulatory developments affecting pension policies and private retirement plans.

ASPPA offers comprehensive education and examination programs for its members and other retirement plan professionals.

On March 4, 2010, ASPPA filed comments with the IRS providing recommendations on the how the procedures for determination letters, plan remedial amendments and other matters covered by Revenue Procedure 2007-44 could be improved. The letter was filed in anticipation of the issuance of an updated revenue procedure in this area. Comment]

On February 18, 2010, ASPPA filed comments with the IRS suggesting ways in which the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (“EPCRS”) could be improved. The letter was in response to a request for comments found in Revenue Procedure 2008-50. Comment]

On February 12, 2010, ASPPA filed comments with the DOL requesting that a self correction component for the late deposit of employee contributions be added to the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program. [Comment]

The ASPPA asap is a newsletter provided as a benefit to ASPPA's members to keep them updated on the latest breaking news and happenings in ASPPA's ongoing advocacy efforts on their behalf.