The 2008 Elections and Public Pensions
Economic Stimulus
Federal Bailouts
Financial Markets Reform
Pensions/Retirement
Healthcare Reform
Massive Market Bailout Becomes Law -- What Does it Mean for Public Plans?
Congressional Roundtable on IRS Governmental Plans Initiative Held; Public Plans Call for Collaborative Process, More Guidance
Mixed News on NCTR “Must-Do” Issues for 2008
The Latest on MVL: Academy of Actuaries Ponders “Public Interest” Statement While State, Local Government Organizations and Plans Formally Oppose MVL-Related Changes to Actuarial Standards.
House Passes New Commodities Legislation But Ban on Institutional Investors Not Included
PCAOB Constitutional, Appeals Court Rules
New GAO Report on Hedge Fund Investing by Pension Plans May Prove Helpful for Public Sector
DB Plans Much More Cost-Efficient Than DC, Report Finds
GAO Finds Millions Affected by Pension Freezes
New Reports on State, Local Governments’ Retiree Health Programs Paint Mixed Picture of “Fiscal Crisis”
SEC Finds Flaws at Credit Rating Agencies
NCTR Urges Academy of Actuaries Not To Endorse MVL Disclosure
House Approves Governmental Plans “Credited Interest” Amendment
IRS Governmental Plans Initiative: the Plot Thickens
Senators Drop Ban on Pension Investments in Commodities Futures, But Fight May Not be Over Yet
Supreme Court Sides with Kentucky; Disability Plan Found Not to be Age Discriminatory
President Signs New “HEART” Act; Requires Changes to Retirement, Survivor and Disability Benefits for U.S Servicemembers and their families.
Public Pensions “Getting it Right” According to Congressional Hearing by Joint Economic Committee
Feds Hold Tax Roundtable on Governmental Plans; Increased Scrutiny, "Meaningful IRS Presence" in the Works for Public Pension Systems
House Passes PPA Technicals Without Governmental Plans "Credited Interest" Amendment; Situation Still Unclear
GASB Announces Formal Review of Governmental Plans Accounting Standards
NCTR, Other Public Sector Groups Seek Delay of Final IRS "Normal Retirement Age" Regulations
As Pension Investments in Them Continue to Grow, Hedge Funds Once Again Are Focus of Attention in Washington
NCTR Files Joint Comments on Implementation of 3% Withholding Tax on State and Local Government Payments to Contractors
Commissioner of Social Security: "Disability is our Most Pressing Challenge"
White House Says House-Passed Tax Bill Would Impose New Administrative Burdens on Trustees of HSAs; Veto Threatened
Executive Compensation Issue Still Alive on Capitol Hill
NCTR, NASRA Host Joint Washington Legislative Workshop
New Economic Stimulus Rebates Approved
Actuaries Hold NYC Roundtable on Public Pension Plan Disclosure of Market Value of Liabilities
House Holds Hearing on Impact of GPO, WEP
NCTR Urges SEC to Identify Companies Acting Contrary to U.S. Foreign Policy, Humanitarian Interests
Bush Budget Proposes Biogeneric Drug Approval Process
New "HELPS II" Legislation Drafted; Would Extend $3,000 Retiree Health Benefit to All Governmental Employees
New Federal Report Says National Healthcare Spending Expected to Continue to Outpace Economic Growth, Increases in General Inflation
New FMLA Regulations Proposed by DOL
Study Finds DB/DC Conversion Efforts Linked to Politics, Not Economics
New Report on 2007 Securities Fraud Class Action Filings: Despite Flurry of Recent Suits, Activity Remains Below Historical Averages
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